605. EXCHANGE OF NOTES WITH K. A. ALFEROV[1]

Written on June 4, 1920 · First published in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51. Printed from the original. · page 383

  TO K. A. ALFEROV

Comrade Alferov,

Is Takhtamyshev in your service? Are you feeding him badly? Why is he so thin and pale?

K. A. ALFEROV’S REPLY

He is a member of the Supreme Board, lives oil the Soviet ration, works unlimited hours. Alferov.

TO K. A. ALFEROV

He must be given a higher ration, one way or another.

Such a situation can’t be tolerated. An exception must be made.

Notes

[1] Lenin’s exchange of notes with Alferov took place at a meeting of the Council of Labour and Defence on June 4, 1920, at which Takhtamyshev was present.