Telegram to the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front, June 3, 1919

From Marxists-en
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Revolutionary Military Council

Southern Front

The Revolutionary Committee of Kotelnikovo District, Don Region, by Order No. 27, abolishes the term “stanitsa” and establishes that of “volost”, and accordingly divides Kotelnikovo District into volosts.

In various districts of the region the local authorities forbid the wearing of trouser stripes and abolish the word “Cossack”.

In the 9th Army Comrade Rogachov is indiscriminately requisitioning horse harness and carts from the working Cossacks.

In many parts of the region local fairs for selling peasant wares are prohibited. Austrian prisoners of war are being appointed commissars in the stanitsas.

We call attention to the need to be particularly careful in breaking up such trivial features of everyday life, which are of no significance whatsoever in the general policy, so as not to irritate the population. Pursue a firm course on basic questions and be tolerant of the archaic survivals to which the population is accustomed.

Reply by telegram.[1]

Lenin

Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars

  1. The words “Reply by telegram” are in Lenin’s handwriting. —Ed.