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Letter to Maurice Parijanine, February 20, 1934
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| Author(s) | Leon Trotsky |
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| Written | 20 February 1934 |
[Writings of Leon Trotsky, Vol 6, 1933-1934, New York ²1975, p. 231, title: âThe Responsibility of Translatorsâ]
The Responsibility of Translators
Dear Comrade Parijanine,
My work on Lenin has not emerged and will not emerge so soon from the preparatory stage. I will hardly be able to give even the first chapters for translation before July.
In no way do I think a translation by you of Bunincould compromise you politically. It's a question of artistic not political literature; and besides, in general, a translator is not responsible in any way for the content of the work he translates; otherwise we would have to make Lenin responsible for the opportunist tendencies of the Webbs.
Thank you very much for sending les Humbles.
With sincere comradely greetings,
Yours, L. Trotsky