V. I. Lenin

To The All-Russia Congress Of

Financial Workers [1]

Dear Comrades, The strengthening of Soviet finances is one of the most difficult
problems before us; but at present it stands in the forefront, and unless it
is solved it will be impossible to make any considerable progress either in
safeguarding the independence of Soviet Russia from international capital or
in developing our industry and culture. Our financial organisations must do
their utmost to collect the taxes as quickly as possible and thereby ensure
the resources that the workers’ and peasants’ state needs to
enable all the organs of state power to function properly.

I greet the All-Russia Congress of Financial Workers and express the firm
conviction that in the building up of our finances you will justify the
hopes placed in you by the masses of the working people of Soviet
Russia.

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

October 20, 1922

Endnotes

[1] The
All-Russia Congress of Financial Workers was held in Moscow on October
22-28, 1922. Lenin was elected honorary chairman. His letter was read on
October 22.