663. TELEGRAM TO I. T. SMILGA

Written on August 18, 1920 · First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV. Printed from the original. · page 417

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Smilga

The offensive of the Poles makes it very important for us to increase our pressure, if only for a few days. Do everything possible. If you consider it useful, issue an order to   the troops telling them that by a tenfold effort now, they will ensure for Russia favourable terms of peace for many years.

Lenin