[Marxism] A Lenin donation

[Louis Proyect]

 From the latest Harper's Magazine

[Replies]

LITTLE-READ BOOK

 From responses received by Russian artist Yevgeniy Fiks, who donated 
copies of V. I. Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism to 
one hundred global corporations. Fourteen copies were accepted, twenty 
were rejected for various reasons, and the fates of sixty-six are 
unknown. The letters are collected in Lenin for Your Library?, published 
in June by Ante Projects.

Thank you for your recent contribution to Amazon.com. At Amazon.com we 
believe that the power of innovation has the power to change the 
world-and we extend this passion to our philosophy of giving. As such, 
we contribute to a limited number of programs that improve our 
customers' communities, including the American Red Cross and the 
Salvation Army.

Thanks for taking the time to contact us. Thank you for contacting the 
Coca-Cola Company. We appreciate your generous gesture. However, the 
focus of our library stock is on the soft-drink industry, and we are 
unable to accept your donation.

Thank you for sending Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism to 
CHANEL. Unfortunately, CHANEL does not have a corporate library at this 
time. We have enclosed the book within this package.

Thank you for taking the time to contact Campbell Soup Company with your 
suggestion. To avoid any misunderstandings, we have made it a policy not 
to review unsolicited ideas for marketing concepts submitted by 
consumers. I hope you can understand our position on this matter. We are 
returning the book because we know it is something you will want to keep 
and treasure.

Thank you for your recent donation to Staples. Though we don't have a 
company library, my associates and I thought it was an excellent 
suggestion. We hope we can soon have a place where all those interested 
can enjoy a good book.