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.