69. TELEGRAM TO P. F. VINOGRADOV

Written in April, not earlier than 21, 1918 · First published in part in 1940 in the journal Bolshevik No. 3. Published in full in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the original. · page 80

Vinogradov, Gubernia Executive Committee
Archangel

People’s Commissar Tsyurupa has shown me your telegram to him of 21. IV. No. 1192, in which you refer to an order of the central Soviet authorities as being absurd.

I officially reprimand you for this and state that if you do not withdraw such an impermissible expression, I shall raise the question of your being brought before the court, for if we are conscientious in teaching discipline to workers and peasants, we are obliged to begin with ourselves.

Lenin
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars