TO G. A. ALEXINSKY (February 3, 1908)

First published in 1930 in Lenin Miscellany XIII. Sent from Geneva to Vienna. Printed from the original. · page 159

February 3, 1908

Well, that’s what I call a “good” turn! Giving the address and connections to the Menshevik Mandelberg. That was really naïve. On no account let Mandelberg come anywhere near us; but now that you have committed this piece of stupidity, get the address back from him and cheat him.

We wrote to you yesterday about Proletary. There is a tremendous and inevitable sharpening of the factional struggle everywhere. Details when we meet.

V. Ulyanov