Letter to A. A. Belov, November 30, 1921

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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.

  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 CPC decision of October 3, 1921, on organising an inter-ministerial department store.