159. TELEGRAM TO L. D. TROTSKY

Written on August 19, 1918 · First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the original. · page 135

Secret

Trotsky
Sviyazhsk
Copy to Vatsetis

Regarding your military proposals about forming detachments of instructors, let the military themselves decide this, I am no judge. I only know of the special need of having our own instructors for the workers’ army in view of the complete unreliability of the officers. As regards a monetary award, I agree and will support and put through your decision.^[1] It should not be made public.

Lenin

Notes

[1] This refers to a proposal to reward the first units to enter Kazan and Simbirsk.