23. To G. V. PLEKHANOV

First published in 1925 in Lenin Miscellany III. Sent from Munich to Geneva. Printed from the original. · page 61

12.VI. 01

A few words, dear G. V., to let you know that the article by Orthodox against Berdayev was sent to the printers today. We propose to run it second, after your editorial. Let us have a headline for it as soon as possible, for it is now quite “headless”.

We had a bit of an argument over it with Arsenyev and Velika.... They found the sallies against Kistyakovsky (2x2=5) and the end concerning the “bourgeoisness” of Berdayev to be plump....^[1]

All the best,
Yours,
Petrov

Notes

[1] Clumsy (German).—Ed.