To the secretary on duty

17/IX

Dear Sir. The envelopes sent to me are unheard ofly shoddy: they are all glued. The glue is rubbish too. Please send me some better glue.

With communist] regards Lenin.

Both the envelopes and the glue are so filthy and disgusting that I can't stand it. Send them both from Berlin.

Lenin1*.

Fond 2, op. 1, d. 23290 - autograph.

1* The second note is written by Lenin on the envelope that contained the first one.