I read it as the war council Stalin was a part of wanting to reduce the war communism requisitioning in favor of aiding the people but not being able to hear Lenin's orders either confirming or denying the request because of the audio problems, leading to Lenin having to send a direct telegram to confirm he heard them on his end and agreed with their decision - and then jokingly saying he should shoot the dude with the radio for fucking up.

The dialectical contradiction between muso and foodie.