 However, in 1923 Svilova wrote an open letter to the journal LEF applying for admission to the Council of Three.Scholars have interpreted this as a publicity stunt "to provide exposure of their work and to raise awareness of their commitment to documentary cinema"  rather than an actual application, since Svilova had already been working with Vertov and Kaufman for several years.From 1922 to 1923 Vertov, Kaufman, and Svilova published a number of manifestos in avant-garde journals which clarified the Kinoks' positions vis-à-vis other leftist groups.