(POSTSCRIPT TO THE "ELECTORAL PLATFORM OF THE RSDLP")

This platform is sent only for the information of all, especially the authors
of the platform. It is time to stop

* This postscript was made by V. I. Lenin on a copy of the leaflet "Electoral Platform of the RSDLP" (see Collected Works, 5th ed., vol. 21, pp. 176-182), which was sent to the editorial board of the newspaper Zvezda. Ed.

TO COMRADES K. ORZHONIKIDZE, S. SPANDARYAN, AND E. STASOVA

writing platforms when there is one already approved and published by the Central Committee
(a leaflet about this has already been issued in Russia, but we have only one copy and cannot
send it; therefore, we are copying and sending a duplicate). It would be especially foolish to
write legal platforms. All and every article about the platform and about the "basis of the platform"
must be printed with the author's signature and with the note: an attempt at commentary.

In particular, I strongly advise the collegium you know not to
approve any platform. This is a liquidationist scheme, to have the platform approved by anyone other than the Central Committee! Moreover, no good will come from the collegium approving the platform. Let the collegium either approve this one or remain silent.