Published:
First published in 1929 in the journal Proletarskaya Revolyutsiya No. 11.
Sent from Munich.
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the original.
Source:
Lenin
Collected Works,
Progress Publishers,
1977,
Moscow,
Volume 37,
pages 317-318.
Translated: The Late George H. Hanna
Transcription\Markup:
D. Moros
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• README
Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova,
Sharonov’s House,
Bakhmetyevskaya Street,
Moscow,
Russia
February 9, 1901
Mother dearest,
How are you? What news is there, what does Mitya write from Yuriev—he is probably working hard now the examinations are drawing near.
I recently received some old manuscripts from Manyasha and the Vienna gifts.[1] A big merci for them.
The weather here is again turning wintry, i.e., there has been some snow. It is not cold, however, and the snow melts during the day.
I was at the opera a few days ago and heard La Juive with the greatest pleasure; I heard it once in Kazan (when Zakrzhevsky sang)—that must be thirteen years ago, and some of the tunes have remained in my memory. The music and singing were good. I have also been to theatres (German) on a few occasions and sometimes understood something, the general idea, at any rate. Do you go to the Moscow theatres?
Anyuta wrote recently that her work will detain her for a while yet.
Are you thinking of applying for permission for Nadya to visit you, my dear, just for a few days? She would probably like that very much, but the metropolitan cities are usually forbidden—after Ufa,[2] she writes, they are the only prohibited places.
I should like Manyasha to drop me a line saying when she subscribes to magazines for me, so that I know when to ask for them at the post office.
I embrace you fondly, my dear, and send regards to all.
Yours,
V. U.
[1] It is not known what manuscripts are meant. For “Vienna gifts” see Note 209.
[2] Krupskaya stayed in Moscow for a few days on her way from Ufa to Germany.
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