Memo Combatting Dominant Nation Chauvinism

Written 6 October, 1922 · First published PravdaNo. 21 on January 21, 1937; Published according to the manuscript · page 372 · Translated by David Skvirsky and George Hanna

I declare war to the death on dominant nation chauvinism. I shall eat it with all my healthy teeth as soon as I get rid of this accursed bad tooth.

It must be absolutelyinsisted that the Union Central Executive Committee should be presided overin turn by a:
Russian,
Ukrainian,
Georgian, etc.
Absolutely!

Yours,

Lenin