Dzerzhinky to Stalin

Bolshevik leadership Correspondence. 1912-1927
Collection of documents 1996.
Compiled by: A.V.Kvashonkin, L.P.Kosheleva, L.A.Rogovaya, O.V.Khlevnyuk.

Stalin Correspondences

F. E. Dzerzhinsky to I. V. Stalin

March 28, 1926

T. Stalin

In the struggle for a regime of economy, for the accumulation and saving of the necessary funds for the fulfillment of the grandiose tasks facing industry and the entire national economy of the USSR, we run into an obstacle that is insurmountable for us (VSNKh), which paralyzes our efforts. Everywhere, almost without exception, in the localities, gubernia committees, district committees, ukoms and the Soviet authorities consider the funds of our economic agencies as a source for covering various expenses that have nothing to do with the work of this economic agency, and which, even under existing laws, they have no right to cover. Local authorities demand "voluntary" contributions for the maintenance of cells, schools, homeless children, newspapers, publications, grain funds, etc. without end. These demands are very often made by the chairmen of the executive committees, the secretaries of party organizations, sometimes even members of the Central Committee of our party. And usually our business executives are willing to meet halfway. This provides a friendly attitude towards them and a cover for their mistakes and independence from the center and the law. One front is created against the center. At the same time, local authorities themselves reveal themselves in front of business executives and must turn a blind eye to their excesses, which flourish everywhere and everywhere. In order to really be able to carry out a regime of economy, it is necessary, first of all, to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. This provides a friendly attitude towards them and a cover for their mistakes and independence from the center and the law. One front is created against the center. At the same time, local authorities themselves reveal themselves in front of business executives and must turn a blind eye to their excesses, which flourish everywhere and everywhere. In order to really be able to carry out a regime of economy, it is necessary, first of all, to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. This provides a friendly attitude towards them and a cover for their mistakes and independence from the center and the law. One front is created against the center. At the same time, local authorities themselves reveal themselves in front of business executives and must turn a blind eye to their excesses, which flourish everywhere and everywhere. In order to really be able to carry out a regime of economy, it is necessary, first of all, to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. local authorities themselves reveal themselves to the business executives and must turn a blind eye to their excesses, which flourish everywhere and everywhere. In order to really be able to carry out a regime of economy, it is necessary, first of all, to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. local authorities themselves reveal themselves to the business executives and must turn a blind eye to their excesses, which flourish everywhere and everywhere. In order to really be able to carry out a regime of economy, it is necessary, first of all, to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities. to eradicate this evil - illegal requisitions at the request or with the sanctions of local authorities. Therefore, my request to you is to write a directive letter specifically on this occasion on behalf of the Central Committee with your signature, print it in Pravda and give a directive to the editors of Pravda to pay attention to this phenomenon in a number of articles and correspondence from the localities.1 .

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F. Dzerzhinsky.

RTSHIDNI; F. 76. Op. 2. D. 325. L. 25. Autograph.

Notes:

On April 25, 1926, the Appeal of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks was adopted to all party organizations, control commissions of the party, to all party members working in economic, cooperative, trade, banking and other institutions, on the struggle for a regime of economy. In the Appeal published in the newspapers, in particular, it was said about the inadmissibility of “direct or indirect material extortions of party organizations from economic agencies; the party organization must fit entirely into its budget, must itself be a model of the greatest economy, for only under this condition can it be the leader of the struggle for a regime of economy ”(CPSU in resolutions ... T. 4. P. 22).