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~ Oomra.do l.awrenc_o, .!!> . 1/o koe:;o OXOtJBing in tho mall. Yon:;:-a dated Jlcc, J1 oo.me

Jan, 18, and w!>erer.e that OM ~e!initely be blamed on the in­nef'iolent &i.at.e u£ the p;:lat office, I keep thinking that cur path& lliUSt have crossed some•here. At firot I thought it :;,;;.y 'have liven in ll.\\terlO<>, Oilta.rio, on the 1ooth anrdv~r-~1! Lenin'" ilirth Nld 2ooth anrliv<t:.eary o£ !lep;e11 s, when I s:polte on the ;:lillosoraic e.mbiw.l&no" of .Lenin to the ",.'elos oonfera.'!cc, I thought ycu wero. teo.ohi."lS tb<n'!> thee. But the prec.Mt le~tal.· made ""' thin!< of !IOI.lething n.r, n.r l:acko 2.<;4?, iiA£J it thotl thl!.t you were ref~ tc you Wld Y.o:rs<lb tryi.'lg to get an audieiloa? Unfortuna.taly I bl!.ve a· wry sour memory of one ev3tlt. It 1e true thll.t I "lOVfld" BOiilfJ G<mW~ rei'UGeoB, IL!!'l iltd* evo;, since my 19'14 &riicle <m the sta.:liniuts' J)9rVOl:Sion oi' Ha.rx's law of \11.luer 11h1ch I bot.'> Bltaly~l;<!. IUld sharply orlt.!.oized in the Amerl...., Econ<mio Rev:l.""• Sept, 19'14, the~ SchooJ. ll!Ni'l overtur..s to me, 'nten .Riot!t Fischer invitc!;t,.~~~t to a&l:ress ·her group an Btate' ~>~~.:pitalil!lll •. Fiw or six "''''','!It~ t.or that evero.ng, but none took tha i'loo~ w'n.ilo we GOt .into a h""'ted a.r­gl11llent ""'= Llll<Bill'bur!r• I ooulcl.I\'.t .,..and her a;hUtude at a.ll Qnd her slandt!lt'S, much le3B ho" ohe' could hl!.w thought that I would aOt tbf.·~ ~<ay Jut;t beCBlUIG I ~ with Lmcembu.l:S'a . Aoo11111ulation of C.!d.tal, In t1n7 CBBe, :plea.ne t..:l.l ea K.n-1 Y.o~'ll<lh WIW!l1t one of th,.., I will leavo the whole queotlc;n of Korsclt, the~ school, and Adorno's type of n953tivo di&leotios, and ».rous~•s constant changes of. line ror a»otlto:..• tiue, ·

rRj llh&t doos connect with wbi>t wo are talldng about now ia I 1· !

that I s1Jnply oonr.ot undeo:l>tam bow such TJE!rlOW; scholars oo.n \I If be so •.lllGerio!IB and at tho. eDJr:e tilte extrMel,y a:rrosant t.'llla.l.'d \ '. 1 Lenin 'c .lllst>:a.ct of' ·Hegol''s Soi~noe of' Logic, Inst.....C. of' aaeing ·~'-' what a tre..Pnd01is break there waa 1..'1 !·onin bet11een the V1.1le;&r llil.teriallsn and Ell\pirl<>-eritieill!II and ti;3 study.ef Hegel.a.i'ter

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So ~ 1W I'm conoornod, 1t <t>CO to bo not on.1;,r tho Grco.t J:livlde in 01111 Le'<'ino wt in tho whole 1\S.l.'Xi.<lt mov,..ent, anO. ~ it ill l.mpo1>fl1ble to d1aree;e.'t"i H if one eericunl;t ta.ceo the :Ualeotico tor our "!!"• For & Llllf.a.OO to IVlt lUI if tbe onl)' d:\ft9J!e11CO between h:!.o wad: a.nd Lo>nW'e Not.,Oc>oks !.r; the 'ltl8(1tin:n of do.to (ILil'l ()11 ohio.'>, inoiden~:ty, ho'a also v:ong, slnoG, wbUs they werou•t knmm, Lenin had do."ltl bin wen&. '.ri l'}l4 and !.UlaOO in 1919-~Z) mMM th<l.t wo•ro otiU, not just o:pr<>rt;UL].(sto llkelthe, wt tho>roughly a.ni ~~ ~,n­t&U.,ot.ualis'<!o in the worot · sf!'!ll><> of tha ;fordo Fr.oii"ilio other eZ1i - tho C)(llll>&'VI.tiW l!tlgel Boooity cf ~>"'orica. -voo neG ..., .. i.'ltB:reet ;m:elY l!.oa.d~o 1>ul; 19?01 11ith tbor.!> tlfo annl~a oabCidin<st w-.d. ldth thl' Ill.ot thBt '~""""'s l.il'be.m­tion bO<Bill" the Id"" vMu time bad 001'18, t.t.ey ;rrl,C.sr,tly thr.ught, theY aould kill til:rOO bil:df.• with uno. st'JI\11 'l:iy havlng ms ccmri 9.11'1 tallc an Htogel 1 s Abllolute Iiie&o ll&tu::sllY I had ~.n~ tollo"~ tl-..e tr.rt.• aost metioulousl;t, J11CI!I>gl.'O.:;h by ~:Ph· And einos it eitUl wl.ll not be pul>llnhsd untU aometue la.w thie ysr, I give Y'JU lilY COJ/Y• Lei:'s disauaa 1·~.

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wh&t my 4et&Ued etWT lad not. !

I Tau, I read qyXoU l.ovitt•is aerioua :I.'Wri.GIM!'ll'llfY ot yo111t1 Nol:k, Md wae aorry I

I ha4 not known &bout it when I wa!l lw.lti116 !KGB :fl:eeinoia ou tho w~ who . I 11118 both 1a VoiU!ll'a Ll~tion. foliA ill ~ llevollit!on1 indol ~- hvit<:'d I 'b;r cnc lhlo 1a pl•nnhog &ll. "'UUi'tel:llll.r';-the 2.'1th-in bouor c:f the 1956 Revolution · aa in tboee :v- I vaa 00114i4e:ed a am ot honozs.ry -ba ~· of 'both I wh&t I 1>:14 written ill 1956--i' ud have worked with GOlla ~ wer ailloe, though

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, I auat admit 110at haw. either wen &'baorbac\ into "lleRtem cultw:e" or keep to ae&da!a alone, u llitneaa !!Blll&l.'Oll,

.\1'8 you in l!ll.l:oelona.; 0!! l!ilanc atul? I am not liUl:'8 I uhdetatazld 11M.t yeu 1:

not ps:ov1de "b1bllogmzhl.e data" on l.euin's gmppling with , Af't.er getting nnthar Clolurllbi& L"nivemity nor the 1

DY t~tio~ of Lenln'B Abo;tDicl., I, 1n 1951, &p.IJf!llded 1

IQ' a~O!l ou "Len111 a.'ld tile .1lia.leaUo • .\ Kind hi Action•, and the one on "'the :!ria." lleVolut.ion aad the Dialeootio of lli!:it.>r.f." By the tiae I myaalf lllld ~ i:mo>.ISb-nea.rlY & de:llde later aU of He;Jet'a majorvoxks, I

1hen 1IL'Ota the obaptar to llhioh I aMIIIII8 you rotfll:' tc, ''The Shclok or Recognition &11<1. the l'hilcsopllio Alllbiruenoa '4 Lenin". 'rbllt ohs.ptar hi l'&R lao 50 tootnot~~a, tno1. the very l&taat tJ:olrl the Rusal&n. &Oiilesdo .ll'.edrov who t.riea t.o gl.va the VfJl:'[f e>ppos:l.te in~tion, Ol:' &rc ifW. r&feMns to thllllddrae:l I f!}&V& to the Bagel Sooiet:r ot Alllerioo. G.l ~ .\beolut;(. Ida, ll'llare I go, ~ph b,y ~ph, tbroUSh that J&at. ah&pter ill Sqi~ 'lf horlo, 111>4 slao ill.obde Lenin an4 AdOX'IIOo 'l'~~&t. 1'114 laotur&o belil'VC it orn, ifF:f.iar.lly be br;~t o-.:t this tiiJ.l by Hw.nitiaa Preas aa pr.rl of the ~ of the Hflgel. So1aty of America, or so , they il:ot& me. I get 30 dhguatad aa to how very aepua.te from life thaae , &e&d.mios rel&te to their thou&ht tm.t I h&ve .,aid no attention, bitt you can definite :: give them oradit,Looking f~ to hoar about yolll:' adventures in Spain .t Italy,

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