Letter 3180 - Revision history

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	\|Translated text={{right\|12 February 1887}}		\|Translated text={{right\|12 February 1887}}
	[[Anya]], golubushka! Don't be angry with me. My God, it's currently impossible for me to write letters. God, there's so much work <ref name="note1"/>, and I'm so tired! I'll see you soon. On 5th March a grand concert of my works will be taking place in [[Petersburg]], which I'm conducting myself. I'm coming on 23rd February and staying for 2 weeks.		[[Anya]], golubushka! Don't be angry with me. My God, it's currently impossible for me to write letters. God, there's so much work <ref name="note1"/>, and I'm so tired! I'll see you soon. On 5th March, a grand concert of my works will be taking place in [[Petersburg]], which I'm conducting myself. I'm coming on 23rd February and staying for 2 weeks.

	I'll be terribly glad to see you. I'll be bringing pictures <ref name="note2"/>; they are mine, but I don't give them out. There's nothing worth writing about — I'll see you soon.		I'll be terribly glad to see you. I'll be bringing pictures <ref name="note2"/>; they are mine, but I don't give them out. There's nothing worth writing about — I'll see you soon.
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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was rushing to complete the piano reduction of his new opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'', which was required urgently by the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>		<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was rushing to complete the piano reduction of his new opera [[The Enchantress]], which was required urgently by the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky is referring here to small photograph pictures showing his portrait.</ref>		<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky is referring here to small photograph pictures showing his portrait.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">The composer had conducted the premiere of his opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 19/31 January 1887, as well as two subsequent performances.</ref>		<ref name="note3">The composer had conducted the premiere of his opera [[Cherevichki]] at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 19/31 January 1887, as well as two subsequent performances.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

Brett: Text replacement - "cards" to "pictures"

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Text replacement - "cards" to "pictures"

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	[[Anya]], golubushka! Don't be angry with me. My God, it's currently impossible for me to write letters. God, there's so much work <ref name="note1"/>, and I'm so tired! I'll see you soon. On 5th March a grand concert of my works will be taking place in [[Petersburg]], which I'm conducting myself. I'm coming on 23rd February and staying for 2 weeks.		[[Anya]], golubushka! Don't be angry with me. My God, it's currently impossible for me to write letters. God, there's so much work <ref name="note1"/>, and I'm so tired! I'll see you soon. On 5th March a grand concert of my works will be taking place in [[Petersburg]], which I'm conducting myself. I'm coming on 23rd February and staying for 2 weeks.

	I'll be terribly glad to see you. I'll be bringing ~~cards~~ <ref name="note2"/>; they are mine, but I don't give them out. There's nothing worth writing about — I'll see you soon.		I'll be terribly glad to see you. I'll be bringing pictures <ref name="note2"/>; they are mine, but I don't give them out. There's nothing worth writing about — I'll see you soon.

	I'm a little angry with you for not coming to "''[[Cherevichki]]''" after you made a big show about accepting money from me for the trip <ref name="note3"/>.		I'm a little angry with you for not coming to "''[[Cherevichki]]''" after you made a big show about accepting money from me for the trip <ref name="note3"/>.
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	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was rushing to complete the piano reduction of his new opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'', which was required urgently by the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>		<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was rushing to complete the piano reduction of his new opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'', which was required urgently by the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky is referring here to small photograph ~~cards~~ showing his portrait.</ref>		<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky is referring here to small photograph pictures showing his portrait.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">The composer had conducted the premiere of his opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 19/31 January 1887, as well as two subsequent performances.</ref>		<ref name="note3">The composer had conducted the premiere of his opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 19/31 January 1887, as well as two subsequent performances.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

Brett: Text replacement - "in the Klin House-Museum Archive" to "in the {{RUS-KLč}} at Klin"

2023-09-23T15:30:20Z

Text replacement - "in the Klin House-Museum Archive" to "in the {{RUS-KLč}} at Klin"

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	==Text and Translation==		==Text and Translation==
	Based on a handwritten copy in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.		Based on a handwritten copy in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
	{{Lettertext		{{Lettertext
	\|Language=Russian		\|Language=Russian

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Brett: Text replacement - "By God" to "My God"

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Text replacement - "By God" to "My God"

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{{letterhead
|Date=12/24 February 1887
|To=[[Anna Merkling]]
|Place=[[Maydanovo]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph={{locunknown}}
|Publication={{bib|1951/49|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 229<br/>{{bib|1974/53|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIV}} (1974), p. 47
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (signature omitted)
}}
==Text and Translation==
Based on a handwritten copy in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|12 февраля 1887 г[ода]}}
Аня, голубушка! Не сердись на меня. Ей-Богу, мне теперь невозможно писать письма. Боже, до чего я работаю, и до чего я устал! Скоро увидимся. 5-го марта состоится в Петербурге большой концерт из моих сочинений, коим я сам дирижирую. Приеду я 23-го февраля и останусь 2 недели.

Ужасно буду рад тебя повидать. Привезу карточки; они у меня, да не стоит посылать. Ничего не пишу; не стоит — скоро увидимся.

Я немножко сердит на тебя за то, что ты не приехала на «''Черевички''» и церемонилась принять от меня средства на путешествие.

Целую ручки.

|Translated text={{right|12 February 1887}}
[[Anya]], golubushka! Don't be angry with me. My God, it's currently impossible for me to write letters. God, there's so much work <ref name="note1"/>, and I'm so tired! I'll see you soon. On 5th March a grand concert of my works will be taking place in [[Petersburg]], which I'm conducting myself. I'm coming on 23rd February and staying for 2 weeks.

I'll be terribly glad to see you. I'll be bringing cards <ref name="note2"/>; they are mine, but I don't give them out. There's nothing worth writing about — I'll see you soon.

I'm a little angry with you for not coming to "''[[Cherevichki]]''" after you made a big show about accepting money from me for the trip <ref name="note3"/>.

I kiss your hands.
}}
==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was rushing to complete the piano reduction of his new opera ''[[The Enchantress]]'', which was required urgently by the Imperial Theatres in [[Saint Petersburg]].</ref>
<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky is referring here to small photograph cards showing his portrait.</ref>
<ref name="note3">The composer had conducted the premiere of his opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 19/31 January 1887, as well as two subsequent performances.</ref>
</references>