74. To A. D. TSYURUPA

Written not earlier than April 1918 · First published in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI. Printed from the original. · page 82

Comrade Tsyurupa

Sapronov from the Moscow Gubernia Soviet describes the catastrophic food situation in Moscow Gubernia and insists on the need to increase, the delivery orders for grain. At least a minimum quota should be fixed. The amount given to the peasants must be increased, otherwise they will eat up all the seed and won’t sow.

What can be done? What has been done?

Lenin