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	Who is ''[[Karel Navrátil\|Carl Navratil]]'' in ''[[Prague]]''? He's written me a peculiar letter <ref name="note2"/> — I don't know how to reply to him? I'm minded not to reply at all. Is he a musician? Have you corresponded with him?		Who is ''[[Karel Navrátil\|Carl Navratil]]'' in ''[[Prague]]''? He's written me a peculiar letter <ref name="note2"/> — I don't know how to reply to him? I'm minded not to reply at all. Is he a musician? Have you corresponded with him?

	[[~~Reval~~]] is pleasant, but [[Anatoly]] and [[Parasha]] are being wretched. They are very bored after [[Tiflis]]. Besides this, ''[[Anatoly]]'s'' position is very difficult, in view of the feud between the governor and the barons. I ate too many ''sprats'' in [[~~Reval~~]] <ref name="note3"/>. I saw the Duke ''de Croÿ'' <ref name="note4"/>. Until we meet. I'll come on Sunday or Monday.		[[Revel]] is pleasant, but [[Anatoly]] and [[Parasha]] are being wretched. They are very bored after [[Tiflis]]. Besides this, ''[[Anatoly]]'s'' position is very difficult, in view of the feud between the governor and the barons. I ate too many ''sprats'' in [[Revel]] <ref name="note3"/>. I saw the Duke ''de Croÿ'' <ref name="note4"/>. Until we meet. I'll come on Sunday or Monday.
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	<ref name="note1">[[Letter 4568]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 4/16 December 1891.</ref>		<ref name="note1">[[Letter 4568]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 4/16 December 1891.</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Karel Navrátil (1867-1936), Czech composer and violinist. His letter to Tchaikovsky has apparently not survived, but the composer replied to him on 13/25 December 1891 (see [[Letter 4572b]]).</ref>		<ref name="note2">Karel Navrátil (1867-1936), Czech composer and violinist. His letter to Tchaikovsky has apparently not survived, but the composer replied to him on 13/25 December 1891 (see [[Letter 4572b]]).</ref>
	<ref name="note3">A humorous reference to the [[Jurgenson]] brothers, who originated from [[~~Reval~~]] (now Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia).</ref>		<ref name="note3">A humorous reference to the [[Jurgenson]] brothers, who originated from [[Revel]] (now Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia).</ref>
	<ref name="note4">Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651-1702), Russian duke and field marshal who led the Russian forces in the Battle of Narva in 1700 when he surrendered and was taken prisoner by the Swedes. He died in [[~~Reval~~]] (Tallinn) as a prisoner of war in 1702, without the funds to bury his body, which was mummified and exhibited at St. Nicholas' Church in the city for 190 years.</ref>		<ref name="note4">Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651-1702), Russian duke and field marshal who led the Russian forces in the Battle of Narva in 1700 when he surrendered and was taken prisoner by the Swedes. He died in [[Revel]] (Tallinn) as a prisoner of war in 1702, without the funds to bury his body, which was mummified and exhibited at St. Nicholas' Church in the city for 190 years.</ref>
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{{letterhead
|Date=9/21 December 1891
|To=[[Pyotr Jurgenson]]
|Place=[[Maydanovo]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph=[[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (a{{sup|3}}, No. 2780)
|Publication={{bib|1952/58|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном ; том 2}} (1952), p. 223<br/>{{bib|1978/54|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVI–А}} (1976), p. 288
}}
==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|9 дек[абря] 1891<br/>с[ело] Майданово}}
Сегодня приехал сюда. Пожалуйста, потрудись выслать на имя ''Н. Поливина'' по адресу: ''Почт[ово]-телегр[афное] Отделение, Чашники, Витебской губ[ернии]'' мою ''обедню, всенощную, другие церковные сочинения и светские хоры''. Разумеется, все это на мой счёт. ''Поливин''—сельский учитель, составивший большой хор; он заслуживает всяческого сочувствия.

Получил ли ты моё письмо, где я просил взять из театра поспектакльную плату?

Кто такой ''Carl Navratil'' в ''Праге''? Он написал мне престранное письмо, — не знаю, как отвечать ему? Я думаю вовсе не отвечать. Музыкант он? Состоишь ли ты с ним в переписке?

Ревель мне понравился, но Анатолия и Парашу мне жалко. Им очень скучно после Тифлиса. Кроме того, положение ''Анатолия'', ввиду вражды между губернатором и баронами, очень трудное. Я объедался в Ревеле ''кильками''. Видел герцога ''де Круа''. До свиданья. В воскресенье или понедельник приеду.
{{right|Твой, П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|9 December 1891<br/>Village of [[Maydanovo]]}}
I arrived here today. Please be kind enough to send to ''N. Polivin'' at the address: ''Postal and Telegraph Office, Chashikin, Vitebsk province'' my ''mass, vigil, and other church compositions and secular choruses''. Naturally, all this is on my account. ''Polivin'' is a rural teacher who has put together a large choir; he deserves every consideration.

Did you receive my letter asking about taking performance fees from the theatre? <ref name="note1"/>

Who is ''[[Karel Navrátil|Carl Navratil]]'' in ''[[Prague]]''? He's written me a peculiar letter <ref name="note2"/> — I don't know how to reply to him? I'm minded not to reply at all. Is he a musician? Have you corresponded with him?

[[Reval]] is pleasant, but [[Anatoly]] and [[Parasha]] are being wretched. They are very bored after [[Tiflis]]. Besides this, ''[[Anatoly]]'s'' position is very difficult, in view of the feud between the governor and the barons. I ate too many ''sprats'' in [[Reval]] <ref name="note3"/>. I saw the Duke ''de Croÿ'' <ref name="note4"/>. Until we meet. I'll come on Sunday or Monday.
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">[[Letter 4568]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 4/16 December 1891.</ref>
<ref name="note2">Karel Navrátil (1867-1936), Czech composer and violinist. His letter to Tchaikovsky has apparently not survived, but the composer replied to him on 13/25 December 1891 (see [[Letter 4572b]]).</ref>
<ref name="note3">A humorous reference to the [[Jurgenson]] brothers, who originated from [[Reval]] (now Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia).</ref>
<ref name="note4">Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651-1702), Russian duke and field marshal who led the Russian forces in the Battle of Narva in 1700 when he surrendered and was taken prisoner by the Swedes. He died in [[Reval]] (Tallinn) as a prisoner of war in 1702, without the funds to bury his body, which was mummified and exhibited at St. Nicholas' Church in the city for 190 years.</ref>
</references>