656. To E. M. SKLYANSKY

Written on August 12, 1920 · First published in 1965 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 51. Printed from the original. · page 414

Should not Smilga be told that it is necessary (after the harvesting) to take into the army absolutely all adult men?

He should.

With Budyonny moving to the south, it is necessary to strengthen the north.