525. To A. A. BELOV

Written on November 30, 1921 · First published in 1959 in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI. Printed from the original. · page 391

30/XI.

Comrade Belov:

I agree with you on the idea.

Give this thing a push in practice, i.e., draft a decision (perhaps it is better this way: first, select the personnel, and then write a draft decision).

I think there is no need to leave the Party. I object.

You should remain in the Department Store and get things running on model lines.^[1]

With communist greetings,
Lenin

P.S. Concerning release from the Narrow Council, get Kiselyov’s opinion.

Notes

[1] Apparently written in connection with the question of giving the State Department Store (GUM) permission to work together with foreign capitalists in export-import trade, and to set up a joint-stock company for that purpose.

GUM was set up by a Narrow C.P.C. decision of October 3, 1921, on organising an inter-ministerial department store.