Leon
Trotsky: Letter to Valentin
Olberg
February
5, 1930
[Writing
of Leon Trotsky, Vol. 2, 1930, New York 1975, p. 211 f., title: “Six
Letters to Olberg”]
Comrade
Valentin Olberg
Dear
Comrade,
I
have received your letter of January 28 with my article enclosed.
It
would be very good if you would write an article about the Latvian
Communist Party — its work, strength, the groupings within it, and
so forth. It would be highly desirable if you gave at least some
figures and some factual material in general because there is almost
no information of this kind. We would gladly print your article in
the Russian Biulleten.
In addition it could appear in La
Vérité
and other Opposition publications.
Do
you have the latest issue of the Biulleten,
devoted to the "third period" and French affairs?
The
next issue will be devoted to the Soviet economy and to Stalin's
latest course.
I
know nothing about the Latvian publishing house Bereg [Shore]. I am
inquiring about it through our Russian publisher in Berlin.
I
hope that during your stay in Germany you will keep in contact with
our German cothinkers. If for no other reason than your knowledge of
Russian, you will be able to render them very valuable service.
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