514. To N. N. KRESTINSKY

Written in January, not later than 23, 1920 · First published in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51. Printed from the original. · page 335

Larin is to be forbidden project-mongering. Rykov to be warned; curb Larin, otherwise you will get it hot.^[1]

Notes

[1] Written on the back of Krestinsky’s note to Lenin concerning the theses of a resolution on finance written by Y. Larin for the Third All-Russia Congress of Economic Councils (January 23–29, 1920) “I regard them as impracticable and politically harmful,” wrote Krestinsky.

On January 23, in view of Larin’s repeated statements conflicting with the policy of the Party, the Politbureau of the C.C.,   R.C.P.(B.) adopted a decision to remove him from the Board of the Supreme Economic Council.