Complex sentence: On 26 November 1921, Lenin issued a note calling for the appointment of Grigory Sokolnikov to the newly established post of People's Commissar for Finance, who took control of the organisation in 1922, although his formal position was not ratified until November 1922.
Split into simpler sentences: On 26 November 1921 Lenin issued a note calling for the appointment of Grigory Sokolnikov to the newly established post of People's Commissar for Finance. Sokolnikov took control of the organisation in 1922, although his formal position was not ratified until November 1922.