89. INSTRUCTION ON THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF MAIN NAVAL HEADQUARTERS

Written on May 24, 1918 · First published in 1938 in the journal Morskoi Sbornik No. 6. Printed from the original. · page 92

In view of the hopelessness of the situation as certified by the supreme military authorities, the fleet must be destroyed forthwith.

V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
Chairman, C.P.C.