14. To V. V. OBOLENSKY

Written on December 18 (31), 1917 · First published in part in 1958 in the book: O deyatelnosti V. I. Lenina, v 1917–1922 (Activities Of V. I. Lenin in 1917–1922), Moscow. Published in full in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 50. Printed from the original. · page 50

18. XII. 1917

Comrade Obolensky,

I recommend to you the bearer, Comrade Solovyov ( telephone 265–24), an expert on the oil industry and the author of a plan for nationalisation. He should be used!

V. Ulyanov

I gave his memorandum (on the oil industry) to Shlyapnikov. There is a copy for you too (Shlyapnikov has it).^[1]

Notes

[1] In his memorandum addressed to Lenin, A. S. Solovyov drew attention to the Ukhta oilfields and asked that an order be issued to have them inspected and exploited. He enclosed with the memo a detailed description of the qualities of the Ukhta oil based on analyses of it.

Today, the Ukhta district (Komi A.S.S.R.) has a well-developed oil industry, with enterprises for oil extraction and processing.