| January 3 | Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to establish the procedure for accounting and the drawing up of balance-sheets by enterprises and offices to whom state supplies had been stopped, and for making all trade enterprises accountable to the State Bank. |
| Between January 9 and 12 | Lenin writes the “Draft Directive of the Political Bureau on the New Economic Policy”. |
| January 17 | Lenin writes a letter to D. I. Kursky on the fundamental principles of the Civil Code of the R.S.F.S.R. and on the struggle against abuses of the New Economic Policy. |
| January 17-March 1 | Lenin lives on a state farm near the village of Kostino (near Moscow). |
| January 20 | Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars urgently to send all the People’s Commissariats the Political Bureau directive on the New Economic Policy |
| January 24, February 15, 20, 21 and 27 | In letters to A. D. Tsyurupa Lenin issues directives on the reorganisation of the work of the Council of People’s Commissars, the Council of Labour and Defence and the Narrow Council of People’s Commissars. |
| January 27 |
Lenin writes a letter for members of the Political Bureau, suggesting that M. I. Kalinin be sent to the Ukraine to collect food for the famine-stricken areas. An extraordinary session of the Ninth All-Russia Central Executive Committee appoints Lenin head of the Soviet delegation to the Genoa Conference. |
| January-March | Lenin draws up the basic directives for the Soviet delegation to the Genoa Conference. |
| February 2 | The Political Bureau passes a decision to prolong Lenin’s leave until the Eleventh Party Congress. |
| February 13 | Lenin writes his “Letter to G. K. Orjonikidze on the Strengthening of the Georgian Red Army”. |
| February 15, 18, 22 and 28 | Lenin writes letters to the People’s Commissariat of Finance, A. D. Tsyurupa and the State Bank with instructions on the tasks of the State Bank under the New Economic Policy. |
| February 20 and 28 | Lenin writes to D. I. Kursky, instructing him on the work of the People’s Commissariat of Justice and on the drafting of the Civil Code. |
| February 22 | Lenin writes a letter for members of the Political Bureau on the Civil Code of the R.S.F.S.R. |
| End of February | Lenin writes the article “Notes of a Publicist. On Ascending a High Mountain; the Harm of Despondency; the Utility of Trade; Attitude Towards the Mensheviks, etc.” |
| March 1 | In a letter to the Central Council of Co-operative Societies Lenin outlines the functions of the cooperatives under the New Economic Policy. |
| March 3 |
In a letter to members of the Political Bureau Lenin suggests rejecting Sokolnikov’s proposal for permitting the free import of food and demands decisive measures to strengthen the monopoly of foreign trade and an investigation into the delay over the purchase of tinned food abroad. Lenin writes letters to V. M. Molotov for members of the Political Bureau in which he criticises Sokolnikov’s theses for the Ninth Party Congress on the basic principles of the financial programme and proposes adopting the theses that the monopoly of foreign trade has to be strengthened. |
| March 6 | Lenin speaks on “The International and Domestic Situation of the Soviet Republic” at a meeting of the Communist group at the Fifth All-Russia Congress of Metalworkers. |
| March 10 | Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to take steps to create normal conditions of work for the Public Library in Moscow (now the Lenin State Library). |
| March 12 | Lenin writes the article “On the Significance of Militant Materialism” for the magazine Pod Znamenem Marksizma. |
| March 16 |
In a letter to the Political Bureau Lenin criticises Preobrazhensky’s theses on work in the countryside and proposes to reject them; he also proposes convening a conference of delegates to the Eleventh Party Congress to study the experience of work in the countryside. Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to request the Central Statistical Board to submit statistical reports to the Council of People’s Commissars under the established time-table. |
| March 17 |
Lenin writes a draft letter to E. Vandervelde in reply to the attempt of the leaders of the Second and Two-and-a-Half Internationals to intervene in the trial of Right Socialist-Revolutionaries. Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to ensure the implementation of his directives on the promotion of the film industry and the building of a radio and telephone network. |
| March 18 | Lenin writes a preface to I. I. Stepanov’s The Electrification of the R.S.F.S.P. and the Transitional Phase of World Economy. |
| March 21 | Lenin writes his “Letter to J. V. Stalin on the Functions of the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of People’s Commissars and of the Council of Labour and Defence”. |
| March 23 |
In a letter to the Plenary Meeting of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) Lenin sets forth a plan for the political report for the Eleventh Party Congress. Lenin writes greetings to the newspaper Bednota on the occasion of its fourth anniversary. |
| March 24 | Lenin submits to the Plenary Meeting of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) suggestions on conditions for admitting new members to the Party. |
| March 26 | Lenin writes a letter for members of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) on the C.C. Plenary Meeting decision on the conditions for admitting new members to the Party. |
| March 31 | Lenin writes a letter to D. I. Kursky, People’s Commissar of Justice, on bureaucratic practices in the Committee for Inventions. |
| March 27-April 2 | Lenin directs the work of the Eleventh Congress of the R.C.P.(B.). |
| March 27 | Lenin opens the Congress and delivers the political report of the Central Committee. |
| March 28 | Lenin delivers the closing speech on the Central Committee political report at the Congress. |
| April 1 | Lenin writes to the Agricultural Section of the Eleventh Congress, giving directives on the draft resolution of the Congress on work in the countryside. |
| April 2 | The Congress elects Lenin a member of the C.C., R.C.P.(B). Lenin speaks at the closing session of the Congress. |
| April 3 |
Lenin takes part in the work of the Plenary Meeting of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.). Lenin submits a draft decision on the work of the C.C. Secretariat. |
| April 6 | Lenin instructs G. M. Krzhizhanovsky to take energetic measures to promote the development of the Kursk iron-ore deposits. |
| April 6, 10 | In letters to V. V. Adoratsky, Lenin instructs the Marx and Engels Institute to publish selected correspondence by Marx and Engels. |
| April 9 | Lenin writes the article “We Have Paid Too Much”. |
| April 11 | Lenin writes the draft “Decree on the Functions of the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of People’s Commissars and of the Council of Labour and Defence”. |
| April 12 | Lenin writes a letter to the editorial boards of Pravda and Izvestia with instructions to organise the study of local experience and popularise the achievements of the localities and local workers. |
| April 15 | In a letter to the Political Bureau Lenin draws attention to the slipshod publication of the book Materialy po istorii franko-russkikh otnosheni za 1910-1914 gody (“Documents on the History of Franco-Russian Relations for 1910-14”). |
| April 23 | Lenin undergoes an operation for the removal of a bullet at the Botkin Hospital. |
| April 28 |
Lenin writes “Preface to the pamphlet Old Articles on Almost New Subjects. Preface to the 1922 Edition”. Lenin sends a telegram to the workers and engineers of the Azneft Trust in Baku thanking them for their courage in localising a fire at the Surakhan oilfields. |
| May 2 |
Lenin writes the article “On the Tenth Anniversary of Pravda”. Lenin writes a letter to G. Y. Sokolnikov on the proposed internal grain loan, demanding “really revolutionary measures” to strengthen the country’s financial position. |
| May 5 | Lenin writes his “Reply to Remarks Concerning the Functions of the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of People’s Commissars” for members of the Political Bureau. |
| May 15 | Lenin studies the draft Criminal Code of the R.S.F.S.R. and suggests a wider use of the death penalty for Mensheviks and Socialist-Revolutionaries engaged in counter-revolutionary activities. |
| May 15 or 16 | Lenin draws up the “Draft Decision of the AllRussia Central Executive Committee on the Report of the Delegation to the Genoa Conference” |
| May 16 | Lenin takes part in the work of a Plenary Meeting of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.). |
| May 17 |
Lenin sends D. I. Kursky, People’s Commissar of Justice, a draft of an additional paragraph for the Criminal Code on the use of terror with regard to counter-revolutionary parties. Lenin writes a letter to the People’s Commissar of Public Education, saying that the price of books had to be reduced so that they could be bought by the broad masses. |
| May 19 | Lenin writes two letters on the promotion of radio engineering for members of the Political Bureau. |
| May 23-October 1 | Lenin resides at Gorki near Moscow. |
| May 20 | Lenin writes a letter to the Political Bureau on “Dual” Subordination and Legality”. |
| May 26 | Lenin has his first attack of illness. |
| Mid-June | There is some improvement in Lenin’s health. |
| July 13 | In a note to L. A. Fotieva, Lenin says his health is better and instructs her to send him books. |
| After September 10 | Lenin writes the article “A Fly in the Ointment”. |
| September 13 | Lenin writes a draft letter to the Fifth All-Russia Congress of Trade Unions and sends it to members of the Political Bureau. |
| September 12, 18 | In letters for members of the Political Bureau Lenin opposes an endorsement of an agreement to lease a concession to Urquhart. |
| September 17 |
Lenin writes to the Council of People’s Commissars on financial aid to the Donbas and Baku. Lenin sends a letter of greetings to the Fifth All-Russia Trade Union Congress. |
| September 25 | Lenin requests the People’s Commissariat of Justice to inform him of the progress in preparing the Soviet Code of Laws for publication. |
| October 2 | Lenin returns to Moscow and resumes work. |
| October 3 | Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars, which discusses: the wages fund for October; a one-day census of employees in Moscow; the organisation of a fish economy administration, and other questions. |
| October 5 | Lenin attends a Plenary Meeting of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.). |
| October 6 |
Lenin writes a memo to the Political Bureau on combating dominant-nation chauvinism in connection with the discussion in the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) of the question of forming the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Lenin signs a decision of the Council of People’s Commissars rejecting the agreement to lease a concession to Urquhart. Lenin writes a letter of greetings “To the Workers of Baku”. Lenin sends greetings to the editorial staff of Put Molodezhi, a newspaper published by the Bauman District Committee of the Young Communist League of Russia. |
| October 10 |
Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars, which discusses: the code of land laws; the code of labour laws; the law on local budgets; the civil code; the rules of the judicial systems, and other questions. Lenin sends greetings to the Fifth All-Russia Congress of Textile Workers. |
| October 11 | Lenin sends greetings to the Fifth Congress of the Young Communist League of Russia. |
| October 13 | Lenin writes a letter on the foreign trade monopoly. |
| October 17 | Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars, which discusses: the draft rules of gubernia congresses of Soviets and gubernia executive committees, the budget of the People’s Commissariat of Railways, and other questions. |
| October 19 | Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. |
| October 20 |
Lenin sends greetings to the All-Russia Congress of Financial Workers. Lenin writes letters to the Society of Friends of Soviet Russia (in the United States) and to the Society for Technical Aid for Soviet Russia. |
| October 21 | Lenin sends a telegram to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia categorically demanding the adoption of measures to stop the anti-Party struggle of the Mdivani group of national-deviators. |
| October 24 | Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars, which discusses: the trade agreement with Finland; the civil code, and other questions. |
| October 26 |
Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. Lenin writes greetings to the liberated Primorye Territory. |
| October 27 | Lenin writes answers to questions from Michael Farbman, Observer and Manchester Guardian correspondent. |
| October 28 | Lenin writes a letter on measures to be taken to help and promote the economic revival of Soviet Armenia. |
| October 31 |
Lenin speaks at the Fourth Session of the Ninth All-Russia Central Executive Committee. Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of People’s Commissars, which discusses: the issue of a state lottery-loan; a subsidy for the promotion of cotton-growing in Armenia, and other questions. |
| November 1 | Lenin sends greetings to Petrogradskaya Pravda on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution. |
| November 2 |
Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. Lenin sends greetings to Pravda on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution. Lenin sends greetings to the First International Conference of Communist Co-operators. |
| November 3 |
Lenin presides over a meeting of the bureau of the R.C.P.(B.) delegation to the Fourth Congress of the Communist International. The meeting discusses questions connected with preparations for the Congress. Lenin proposes an amendment in the draft letter of greetings “To the Fourth Congress of the Communist International and to the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Red Army Deputies”. Lenin writes greetings to textile workers in Petrograd. Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of Labour and Defence, which discusses: the report of the authorised representative of the Council of Labour and Defence on the sale of new-harvested grain; electric ploughing; the minimum wages for November 1922; the provision of funds for the Donbas; the supply of firewood to the iron and steel plants in the Urals, and other questions. Lenin receives Arthur Ransome, Manchester Guardian correspondent. |
| November 4 | Lenin sends greetings to the All-Russia Congress of Statisticians. |
| November 5 | Lenin finishes writing his answers to questions put by Arthur Ransome. |
| November 6 | Lenin sends greetings to the Non-Party Conference of Women Workers and Peasants of Moscow City and Moscow Gubernia. |
| November 6, 8 | Lenin requests information on the situation in the Donbas and on the implementation of the decision on the State Seed Board. |
| November 7 |
Lenin sends greetings to the workers of the former Michelson Plant on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution. Lenin sends greetings to the workers and employees at the State Elektroperedacha Power Station on the opening of a club on the fifth anniversary of the October Revolution. |
| November 8 | Lenin writes greetings to the workers at the Stodol Cloth Mill in Klintsi. |
| November 9 | Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. |
| November 13 | Lenin delivers a report on “Five Years of the Russian Revolution and the Prospects of the World Revolution” at the Fourth Congress of the Communist International. |
| November 14 | Lenin writes greetings to the All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition. |
| November 15 |
Lenin writes greetings to foreign writer war-veterans, who had formed the Clarté group in France. Lenin writes a letter to I. I. Skvortsov-Stepanov on Party policy with regard to bourgeois specialists under the dictatorship of the proletariat. |
| November 16 | Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. |
| November 17 | Lenin presides over a meeting of the Council of Labour and Defence, which discusses: the preparation of materials for the Tenth All-Russia Congress of Soviets; measures for the sale of newharvested grain; the financing of the coal and oil industries, and other questions. |
| November 18 | Lenin requests information on the work and experiments of I. V. Michurin; proposes to submit to the Council of Labour and Defence the question of the irrigation system in Turkestan. |
| November 20 | Lenin speaks on foreign and home policy at a Plenary Meeting of the Moscow Soviet. |
| November 22 | Lenin writes a letter to the Presidium of the Fifth All-Russia Congress of the Soviet Employees’ Union. |
| November 23 | Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. |
| November 25 | Lenin asks that a letter of greetings be sent on his behalf to the Fourth All-Russia Educational Workers’ Congress. |
| November | Lenin has a series of talks with delegates to the Fourth Congress of the Communist International on the organisational pattern of Communist Parties and on the methods and content of their work. |
| December 1 | Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to request for summary data on the state of industry for the year and on the budget of industry in connection with the preparations for the Tenth All-Russia Congress of Soviets. |
| December 2 | In a letter to the Secretary of the Central Committee of the International Workers’ Aid Lenin appeals to the workers and working people of the whole world to launch a campaign for economic aid to Soviet Russia. |
| December 4 |
Lenin sends greetings to the Third Congress of the Young Communist International in Moscow. Lenin writes his “Notes on the Tasks of Our Delegation at The Hague”. |
| December 5 |
Lenin writes directives on the distribution of functions between the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of People’s Commissars and the Council of Labour and Defence. Lenin instructs the Executive Secretary of the Council of People’s Commissars to ask the People’s Commissariat of Agriculture what measures had been taken to help I. V. Michurin. |
| December 6 | Lenin writes the article “A Few Words About N. Y. Fedoseyev”. |
| December 7 | Lenin attends a meeting of the Political Bureau. |
| December 7-12 | Lenin lives at Gorki; he prepares for his report to the Tenth All-Russia Congress of Soviets. |
| December 9 | Lenin draws up instructions on the functions of the Deputy Chairmen and Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars. |
| December 10 | Lenin sends greetings to the All-Ukraine Congress of Soviets. |
| December 12 | Lenin works in his study in the Kremlin for the last time. |
| December 13 | Lenin dictates a letter to the C.C., R.C.P.(B.) on the foreign trade monopoly. |
| First half of December | Lenin prepares to speak at the Tenth All-Russia Congress of Soviets, drawing up an outline of his speech. |
| December 15 | Lenin dictates a letter to J. V. Stalin for members of the Central Committee, on the speech for the Tenth All-Russia Congress of Soviets. |
| December 16 | Lenin suffers the second attack of illness. |
| December 23 | Lenin summons his secretary, dictates letters and demands books. |
| December 29 | Lenin’s doctors allow him to read. |
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