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Bolshevik leadership Correspondence. 1912-1927
Collection of documents 1996.
Compiled by: A.V.Kvashonkin, L.P.Kosheleva, L.A.Rogovaya, O.V.Khlevnyuk.
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Bolshevik leadership. Correspondence. 1912-1927 From Compilers
Section I
1912 — 1921
1. I. V. Stalin — L. B. Kamenev, [December 1912] ...16
2. I. V. Stalin — G. Yo. Zinoviev, December 1913 ...17
3. I. V. Stalin — R. V. Malinovsky. April 10 [1914] ...18
4. I. V. Stalin — O. E. Allilueva. November 25 [1915] ...20
5. S. Spandaryan, I. V. Stalin — to V. I. Lenin. February 27 [1915] ...21
6. V. A. Karpinsky — to V. I. Lenin. April 5, 1917 ... 22
7. V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko — V. I. Lenin. December 19, 1917 ... 26
8. V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko — to the People's Committee. December 25, 1917 ...30
9. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. December 27 [1917] ...33
10. Telegram of V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko to V. I. Lenin, N. I. Podvoisk [end of January 1918] …35
11. From the recording of a direct wire conversation between I.V. Stalin and V.E. by Kingisepp February 5, 1918 ...36
12. A. A. Ioffe to V. I. Lenin. March 11, 1918 ...37
13. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. April 22, 1918 ...38
14. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to G. V. Chicherin [before May 4, 1918] ...39
15. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. May 5, 1918 ...40
16. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky. June 22, 1918 ...40
17. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky and V. I. Lenin. July 11, 1918 ...42
18. I. V. Stalin — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. July 17 [1918] ...44
19. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. August 31, 1918 ...46
20. S. P. Medvedev to V. I. Lenin. September 24, 1918 ...46
21. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. September 27, 1918 ...51
22. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. October 3, 1918 ...52
23. Telegram from I. V. Stalin, S. K. Minin, K. E. Voroshilov to Y. M. Sverdlov, Central Committee of the RCP(b). October 5, 1918 ...54
24. Telegram from K. E. Voroshilov to I. V. Stalin and L. D. Trotsky. October 7, 1918 ...55
25. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to I. T. Smilge and M. M. Lashevych. October 8 [1918] ...56
26. Telegram of M. M. Lashevich to L. D. Trotsky. 9 [October] 1918 ...56
27. Telegram of L. D. Trotsky to the Perm Provincial Military Committee, the Revolutionary Military Council of the 3rd Army. 18 [October 1918] ...57
28. I. T. Smilga, M. M. Lashevych — Central Committee of the RCP(b). October 14, 1918 ...58
29. V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko — V. I. Lenin. October 17, 1918 ...60
30. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to M. M. Lashevych, I. T. Smilge, V. I. Lenin, and Y. M. Sverdlov. October 23 [1918] ...62
31. I. V. Stalin — Y. Y. Anvelt. [before December 17, 1918] ...63
32. I. I. Vacetis — to V. I. Lenin. [later December 24, 1918] ...64
33. S. I. Gusev - Central Committee of the RCP(b). December 26, 1918 ...68
34. I. T. Smilga - Central Committee of the RCP(b). December 26 [1918] ...71
35. I. V. Stalin — A. F. Myasnikov, M. I. Kalmanovich. December 29, 1918 ...71
36. Telegram from A. F. Myasnikov to I. V. Stalin. December 31, 1918 ...72
37. Telegram from I.V. Stalin to D.F. Zhilunovich, A. F. Myasnikov. [January 1, 1919] ...73
38. Telegram from A. F. Myasnikov to I. V. Stalin. January 1 [1919] ...74
39. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to A. F. Myasnikov. [January 1, 1919] ...75
40. Telegram from G. L. Pyatakov to I. V. Stalin, B. I. Lenin, and Y. M. Sverdlov. January 4, 1919 ...75
41. L. D. Trotsky — V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko, V. I. Lenin, and Y. M. Sverdlov. January 7, 1919 ...76
42. Telegram from G. L. Pyatakov of the Central Committee of the RCP(b), to V. I. Lenin, Y. M. Sverdlov, L. D. Trotsky, and I. V. Stalin. [January 20] 1919 ...77
43. Telegram of V. I. Mezhlauk to X. H. Rakovsky, V. I. Lenin, and I. V. Stalin. February 9, 1919 ...79
44. D. Y. Gopner to G. V. Chicherin, V. I. Lenin. March 22, 1919 ...80
45. H.S. Moroz — F.E. Dzerzhinsky April 15, 1919 ...83
46. I. I. Vacetis — to V. I. Lenin. April 18, 1919 ...85
47. H.S. Moroz - Central Committee of the RCP(b). April 22, 1919 ...90
48. A. G. Beloborodov — N. N. Krestinsky. May 3, 1919 ...92
49. A. G. Beloborodov — N. N. Krestinsky. May 6, 1919 ...94
50. Telegram from L. B. Kamenev to V. I. Lenin. May 10, 1919 ...95
51. Telegram of H. E. Zinoviev to V. I. Lenin. [not earlier than May 14] 1919 ...97
52. I. I. Vacetis, S. I. Aralov — to V. I. Lenin. May 15, 1919 ...99
53. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to X. H. Rakovsky, N. I. Podvoisk, V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko. May 28, 1919...100
54. Telegram from V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko to K. E. Voroshilov, V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, I. V. Stalin, X. G. Rakovsky. June 2, 1919 ...101
55. Telegram from X. H. Rakovsky to L. D. Trotsky, V. I. Lenin, Central Committee of the RCP(b). June 10, 1919 ...103
56. Telegram of X. H. Rakovsky to V. I. Lenin and L. D. Trotsky. June 23, 1919 ...104
57. A. A. Ioffe to L. D. Trotsky, V. I. Lenin, Politburo of the Central Committee. June 30, 1919 ...104
58. I.I. Rheingold — Central Committee of the RCP(b). July 6, 1919 ...107
59. G. L. Pyatakov — to I. V. Stalin. October 13, 1919 ...110
60. L. P. Serebryakov, I. V. Stalin — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). November 12, 1919 ...110
61. A. A. Ioffe - Central Committee of the RCP(b), to V. I. Lenin. December 15, 1919 ...111
62. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to I. V. Stalin. January 9, 1920 ...113
63. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky. [January 9, 1920] ...114
64. S. M. Budenny to V. I. Lenin. February 1, 1920 ...115
65. Telegram from Ya. X. Peters, Yu. V. Lomonosov to V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, L. B. Krasin, Central Committee of the RCP(b). February 12, 1920 ...117
66. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin. February 17, 1920 ...117
67. Telegram from Ya. H. Doletsky, I. S. Unshlicht to V. I. Lenin. March 15, 1920 ...118
68. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to I. V. Stalin. March 21 [1920] ...119
69. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky. March 21 [1920] ...120
70. Telegram from H.K. Ordzhonikidze to H.V. Chicherin. April 23, 1920 ...120
71. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze and S. M. Kirov to V. I. Lenin. May 4, 1920 ...122
72. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin. May 4, 1920 ...124
73. H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin, I. V. Stalin, [after May 4, 1920] ...124
74. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin. May 8, 1920 ...126
75. Telegram of G. V. Chicherin to G. K. Ordzhonikidze. May 11, 1920 ...127
76. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to L. M. Karakhan, V. I. Lenin, and I. V. Stalin. May 24, 1920 ...128
77. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to F. F. Raskolnikov. May 26 [1920] ...129
78. Telegram from F. F. Raskolnikov to L. D. Trotsky, V. I. Lenin, and G. V. Chicherin. June 7, 1920 ...130
79. Telegram of G. V. Chicherin to G. K. Ordzhonikidze. June 19, 1920 ...133
80. G.V. Chicheryn — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). June 22, 1920 ...134
81. G.V. Chicheryn — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). June 22, 1920 ...136
82. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — to V. I. Lenin. June 26, 1920 ...137
83. G.V. Chicheryn — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). June 28, 1920 ...138
84. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to I. V. Stalin, B. I. Lenin, and S. S. Kamenev. July 3, 1920 ...140
85. G. V. Chicheryn — N. N. Krestinsky. July 5, 1920 ...141
86. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. July 13, 1920 ...142
87. I. S. Unshlicht — to V. I. Lenin. July 15, 1920 ...144
88. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin, G. V. Chicherin, and I. V. Stalin. July 16, 1920 ...145
89. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to K. E. Voroshilov. July 22 [1920] ...146
90. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to K. E. Voroshilov and C. M. Budenny. July 23, 1920 ...147
91. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. July 24 [1920] ...148
92. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky. July 26 [1920] ...149
93. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky. July 28, 1920 ...150
94. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to S. M. Budenny, K. E. Voroshilov. [July 29, 1920] ...150
95. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. July 29 [1920] ...150
96. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. July 31 [1920] ...151
97. Telegram of the Caucasian Bureau of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) to V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, N. N. Krestinsky, and G. V. Chicherin. August 3 [1920] ...152
98. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. August 4 [1920] ...153
99. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. [August 12, 1920] ...155
100. I. V. Stalin — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). [August 30, 1920] ...156
101. K.E. Voroshilov — H.K. Ordzhonikidze. September 4, 1920 ...156
102. L. M. Karakhan — Central Committee of the RCP. September 9, 1920 ...158
103. I. V. Stalin — Presidium of the IX Party Conference. September 23 [1920] ...160
104. Telegram from S. I. Gusev to L. D. Trotsky. October 20 [1920] ...162
105. Telegram from L. D. Trotsky to L. B. Kamenev and V. I. Lenin. October 23 [1920] ...163
106. I. V. Kosior — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. November 13 [1920] ...164
107. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. November 22 [1920] ...166
108. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin. November 29, 1920 ...167
109. Recording of a direct wire conversation between A. M. Nazaretyan and G. K. Ordzhonikidze, [no earlier than November 30, 1920] ...168
110. Report on a direct message from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin, V. I. Lenin, and G. V. Chicherin. December 4, 1920 ...170
111. Telegram from A. L. Sheinman to G. V. Chicherin, I. V. Stalin, and G. K. Ordzhonikidze. December 6, 1920 ...171
112. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. December 8, 1920 ...172
113. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. [December 9, 1920] ...172
114. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin. December 12, 1920 ...173
115. Telegram from H. K. Ordzhonikidze to V. I. Lenin. December 15, 1920 ...174
116. S. M. Kirov, G. K. Ordzhonikidze — Central Committee of the RCP(b). January 2, 1921 ...174
117. L. M. Karakhan — Central Committee of the RCP(b). January 26 [1921] ...176
118. Telegram of L. D. Trotsky, S. S. Kamenev, and P. P. Lebedev to the RVS of the Caucasian Front. January 27, 1921 ...177
119. H. K. Ordzhonikidze — Central Committee of the RCP(b), to V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, and I. V. Stalin. February 6, 1921 ...178
120. I. V. Stalin — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. February 16, 1921 ...179
Section II
1921 — 1927
121. N. I. Podvoisky, K. A. Mekhonoshyn — to V. I. Lenin. February 24, 1921 ...187
122. G.V. Chicheryn to I.V. Stalin. March 10, 1921 ...190
123. M. I. Muralova — E. M. Yaroslavskyi. March 21, 1921 ...191
124. Phonegram of X. H. Rakovsky to V. I. Lenin. March 31, 1921 ...195
125. S. M. Budenny to V. I. Lenin, [after April 6, 1921] ...196
126. G. L. Pyatakov — to V. I. Lenin. April 8, 1921 ...197
127. A. G. Beloborodov — to V. I. Lenin. April 10, 1921 ...201
128. A. G. Beloborodov — to V. I. Lenin. April 23, 1921 ...203
129. N. Osinsky (V. V. Obolensky) — Central Committee of the RCP(b). May 11, 1921 ...204
130. G.V. Chicheryn to V.I. Lenin. June 9, 1921 ...205
131. P. S. Zaslavsky — V. M. Molotov. July 22, 1921 ...207
132. G. V. Chicheryn — L. B. Kamenev. July 30, 1921 ...208
133. G. V. Chicheryn — V. M. Molotov. August 11, 1921 ...209
134. G.V. Chicheryn — V.M. Molotov August 27, 1921 ...211
135. I. V. Stalin to L. D. Trotsky. November 2, 1921 ...214
136. LB Krasyn to V. I. Lenin. November 8, 1921 ...215
137. G.V. Chicheryn to V.I. Lenin. November 10, 1921 ...220
138. G.V. Chicheryn to I.V. Stalin. November 22, 1921 ...223
139. I. V. Stalin to G. V. Chicherin, V. I. Lenin. [later November 22, 1921] ...226
140. G.V. Chicheryn to L.D. Trotsky. November 26, 1921 ...227
141. M. M. Litvinov to V. M. Molotov, V. I. Lenin, L. D. Trotsky, L. B. Kamenev, I. V. Stalin, M. I. Kalinin, G. E. Zinoviev, K. B. Radek, P. A. Bohdanov. December 13, 1921 ...228
142. G. K. Ordzhonikidze — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b), to V. I. Lenin, V. Ya. Chubar, D. 3. Manuilskyi. January 10, 1922 ...229
143. G. M. Krzhizhanovsky — to V. I. Lenin. January 10, 1922 ...233
144. Ya.E. Rudzutak — to V. I. Lenin. January 10, 1922 ...234
145. G. E. Zinoviev to V. I. Lenin. [no later than February 4, 1922] ...236
146. G.V. Chicheryn — Politburo. Central Committee of the RCP. February 6, 1922 ...236
147. N. A. Lakoba — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. March 12, 1922 ...237
148. M. I. Kalinin — to V. I. Lenin. March 27, 1922 ...239
149. A. A. Solts — to V. I. Lenin. March 27, 1922 ...242
150. I. N. Smirnov to V. I. Lenin, [March 1922] ...242
151. Ya. X. Peter — to I. V. Stalin. April 3, 1922 ...243
152. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to H. K. Ordzhonikidze. April 21, 1922 ...247
153. L. M. Karakhan — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b), I. V. Stalin. April 25, 1922 ...248
154. Telegram of H. K. Ordzhonikidze to I. V. Stalin. May 12, 1922 ...250
155. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to H. K. Ordzhonikidze. May 14 [1922] ...251
156. H. K. Ordzhonikidze — to I. V. Stalin. May 18, 1922 ...255
157. A. M. Nazaretyan — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. June 14, 1922 ...256
158. H. K. Ordzhonikidze — to I. V. Stalin. [June 26, 1922] ...257
159. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. July 12 [1922] ...259
160. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. July 19, 1922 ...260
161. And A. Ioffe — Politburo of the Central Committee of the RCP(b). July 22, 1922 ...260
162. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. [later August 9, 1922] ...262
163. E. M. Yaroslavsky — to V. I. Lenin. October 3, 1922 ...263
164. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. October 21, 1922 ...266
165. I. V. Stalin to V. I. Lenin. November 13, 1922 ...267
166. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. November 27 [1922] ...268
167. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 24, 1923 ...270
168. A. M. Nazaretyan — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 28, 1923 ...271
169. S. K. Minin — K. E. Voroshilov, I. V. Stalin, G. K. Ordzhonikidze. April 20, 1923 ...273
170. K.E. Voroshilov — H.K. Ordzhonikidze. May 22, 1923 ...274
171. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — to I. V. Stalin. August 3, 1923 ...275
172. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — to I. V. Stalin. October 22, 1923 ...277
173. G. L. Pyatakov — to I. V. Stalin. November 1, 1923 ...278
174. B. I. Magidov to I. V. Stalin. November 10 [1923] ...282
175. N.N. Krestinsky — to I.V. Stalin, F.E. Dzerzhinsky, M.A. Trilisser, V.R. Menzhinsky. November 13, 1923 ...287
176. I. V. Stalin — B. I. Magidova. November 22, 1923 ...289
177. G. L. Pyatakov, K. B. Radek, V. N. Yakovleva, I. N. Stukov, V. M. Smirnov, M. N. Pokrovsky, S. N. Sheverdin, E. A. Preobrazhensky, V. M. Maksimovsky — Eastpart, Central Committee of the RCP(b), Central Committee, editorial office of Pravda. December 20, 1923 ...290
178. V. A. Antonov-Ovseenko — F. E. Dzerzhinsky [January 10, 1924] ...292
179. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — V. A. Antonovu-Ovseenko. [January 12, 1924] ...293
180. G.L. Pyatakov — F.E. Dzerzhinsky May 15, 1924 ...293
181. G. V. Chicheryn — V. M. Molotov. May 17, 1924 ...294
182. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — I. I. Rheingold. June 12, 1924 ...295
183. M. I. Kalinin to I. V. Stalin, [August 1924] ...295
184. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — R. V. Menzhinsky. December 24, 1924 ...297
185. M. V. Frunze — I. V. Stalin. December 10, 1924 ...298
186. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — to M. A. Trilisser. February 8, 1925 ...299
187. G. K. Ordzhonikidze — K. E. Voroshilovu. March 12, 1925 ...300
188. G.L. Pyatakov — F.E. Dzerzhinsky [March 25, 1925] ...301
189. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — L. 3. Mehlysu. [no earlier than May 1, 1925] ...302
190. G.L. Pyatakov — F.E. Dzerzhinsky July 14, 1925 ...306
191. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — G. L. Pyatakov. July 14, 1925 ...307
192. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — G. L. Pyatakov. October 2, 1925 ...308
193. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — I. V. Stalin, G. K. Ordzhonikidze. October 5-6, 1925 ...309
194. P.I. Popov to I.V. Stalin. December 22, 1925 ...312
195. S. M. Kirov — M. L. Markus-Kirovoy. [December 1925] ...314
196. S. M. Kirov — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 10, 1926 ...314
197. Telegram of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) H. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 13, 1926 ...315
198. S. M. Kirov — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 16 [1926] ...318
199. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — to V. V. Kuibyshev. February 1, 1926 ...318
200. Telegram from I. V. Stalin to G. K. Ordzhonikidze. February 1, 1926 ...319
201. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — to V. V. Kuibyshev. February 5, 1926 ...319
202. K.E. Voroshilov — H.K. Ordzhonikidze. February 6, 1926 ...320
203. V.V. Kuibyshev — F.E. Dzerzhinsky February 1, 1926 ...322
204. S. M. Kirov — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. February 13 [1926] ...323
205. S. M. Kirov — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. March 17 [1926] ...323
206. L. P. Serebryakov — to I. V. Stalin. March 27, 1926 ...324
207. F.E. Dzerzhinsky — to I. V. Stalin. March 28, 1926 ...325
208. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — A. I. Rykov. April 5, 1926 ...326
209. G. E. Zinoviev, L. B. Kamenev — Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b). April 16, 1926 ...327
210. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — H. G. Yagode. May 4, 1926 ...329
211. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — A. I. Rykov, V. M. Molotov. June 1, 1926 ...330
212. H. K. Ordzhonikidze — S. M. Kirov. June 22, 1926 ...331
213. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — to V. V. Kuibyshev. June 23, 1926 ...332
214. V. V. Kuibyshev — A. I. Rykov, [after July 3, 1926] ...333
215. M. P. Tomsky — Secretariat of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b). July 10, 1926 ...334
216. I. V. Stalin — H. L. Pyatakov. July 13, 1926 ...335
217. F. E. Dzerzhinsky — to V. V. Kuibyshev. July 13, 1926 ...335
218. V. M. Molotov — H. K. Ordzhonikidze. September 9, 1926 ...336
219. Parkhomenko — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. December 3, 1926 ...337
220. N. A. Lakoba — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. December 27, 1926 ...338
221. M. M. Lashevych — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. January 4, 1927 ...342
222. A. S. Enukidze — M. I. Kalinin. May 17, 1927 ...344
223. E. M. Yaroslavsky — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. [May 1927] ...344
224. S. I. Syrtsov — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. June 22, 1927 ...345
225. E. M. Yaroslavsky — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. August 11, 1927 ...346
226. I. V. Stalin — G. K. Ordzhonikwdze. September 23, 1927 ...347
227. E. M. Yaroslavsky — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. October 4, 1927 ...349
228. M.F. Shkyriatov — H.K. Ordzhonikwdze. October 10, 1927 ...350
229. M.F. Shkyryatov — H.K. Ordzhonikwdze. October 29, 1927 ...351
230. E. M. Yaroslavsky — G. K. Ordzhonikidze. October 29, 1927 ...352
231. V. G. Feigin — G. K. Ordzhonikwdze. [later on October 23, 1927] ...354
232. N. Osinsky (V. V. Obolensky) — to A. I. Rykov and I. V. Stalin. December 12, 1927 ...357