I have been somewhat removed from the work of the party centers, I abstain from the judgements of the two leading paragraphs of the introductory part; I agree with the rest. Averin I am in agreement with the part outlining the economic and political situation of the country. I feel that in the part which depicts the inner-party situation, a certain exaggeration has been allowed. It is absolutely necessary to immediately take measures to preserve the unity of the party. M. Boguslavsky I am not fully in agreement with the first part, which speaks about the economic situation of the country; the latter is indeed very serious and demands great attention, but up until now the party has not advanced people who would have been able to lead better than those who have been leading until now. Regarding the question of the inner-party situation, I feel that there is a significant portion of truth in everything which has been said, and I consider it necessary to take emergency measures. F. Dudnik References Sources Communist Opposition in the USSR. 1923-1927. From the Archive of Leon Trotsky, (in Russian) in 4 volumes, Volume 1 (1923-1926), compiled by Yury Felshtinsky, 1988, p. 83-88. E. H. Carr. The Interregnum 1923-1924 (in English, contains errors), London, 1954, pp. 367–373. (online at marxists.org) Trotskyism in Russia 1923 in Russia Left Opposition 1923 documents