Telegram to Leon Trotsky, August 19, 1918

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Secret

Trotsky

Sviyazhsk

Copy to Vatsetis

Regarding your military proposals about forming detachments of instructors, let the military themselves decide this, I am no judge. I only know of the special need of having our own instructors for the workers’ army in view of the complete unreliability of the officers. As regards a monetary award, I agree and will support and put through your decision.[1] It should not be made public.

Lenin

  1. This refers to a proposal to reward the first units to enter Kazan and Simbirsk.