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Letters from a member of the PCI leaked
September 5568


Today, several letters from a prominent member of the PCI, Nevio Russo, have been leaked to the international public by an unknown person. These were directed at several members of the PCI, including Casella and Carboni. Some of them have been quite controversial, while others were seemingly normal. For starters, we find a letter from January 5559, one month after the PCI sent a message to Majatrans residing in Istalia. Seeing that the Ahmadi radicals did not stop causing trouble in Trivendito and parts of northwestern Ferano, Russo sent a letter to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Erminio Boni:

The Ahmadi radicals are not giving up. I always knew the Majatrans would pose a threat to our cause as well as to the Istalian nation. We must take actions against them, cease from being so kind to them and massacre the ones that don't leave our borders immediately! Or else, we will end up regretting it. We are already in trouble with most of Majatra, do you seek to allow these troublesome barbarians to kill our innocent citizens and overthrow our regime? Please, talk with il Segretario...

No letters replying back to Russo have been found, but another one was found from the same month, in which he talked about the same issue with Casella, seemingly replying to a letter of his:

Thank you for reaching me. I disagree with how you are approaching this issue, Segretario. You know I have always respected you, I still do: but you are committing suicide. I am an internationalist as much as you, I am not suggesting to commit genocide against an ethnicity, let alone for the supremacy of the Istalian nation. The Ahmadi radicals are a threat to us, and they are going to recruit our Majatrans and divide us. I also do not trust Kafuristan... They have been suspiciously loud about our issue with Majatrans in Istalia. Do you think they could be behind this? I await your answer.

However, it seems over time Russo radicalised further. In March 5561, it seems Russo sent a letter to Casella after the victory of the Forum Liberale:

Buonasera, Segretario. The defeat in the elections cannot be explained if not for the fact they were rigged! The capitalists in our nation, aided by other nations such as Pontesi, Beiteynu, and Kafuristan, must be behind this! Think about this: why would the Liberals win in a moment like this, especially when the workers are the majority in our nation and they have been largely supportive of us? It is time to stop being weak, Casella. For once, show your revolutionary character hidden inside you and seize control of Istalia, of everything. The Liberals will not govern and ruin everything. I will personally make sure of it once you assume control of Istalia. I trust in your methods, I just plead you to listen to me and do it. Per i lavoratori Istaliani!

And then, in January 5564, he sent another letter to Casella:

I am pleased that you listened to my advice, and while I would have done things differently, your method worked. Now the next step should be to get rid of any counter-revolutionary element... We must start by forbidding them in the Congresso Generale. And then get rid of the bourgeoisie and other groups that oppose us and seek our demise. I would, as you know, suggest simply capturing them and executing them publicly to spread a message... But I know that is not your way of proceeding. You do you, Segretario. But do something, and quick.

From the looks of it, Russo had been recommending Casella to take steps against the counter-revolutionary elements in Istalia, which he seemed to accept, although in his own way. The influence of Russo could explain the change in attitude from Casella over time, becoming bolder and more radical than he already was. The person who leaked this must have been either someone who opposes Russo, afraid of the influence he seems to be having in the party, or opposing the PCI and acting in the interest of the bourgeoisie, seeking to destabilise Istalia and the PCI. Nonetheless, this could spark up things in and out of Istalia.