Sofya Maslova

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Sister of Tchaikovsky's schoolfriend Fyodor Maslov (b. 1846; d. 1902), born Sofya Ivanovna Maslova (Софья Ивановна Маслова).

Sofya loved music, literature, and Nature, but she suffered from poor health throughout her life. She was very attached to her nephew (Fyodor Maslov's son), who was born with a disability.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Sofya Maslova have survived, dating from 1882 and 1891, both of which have been translated into English on this website:

One letter from Sofya Maslova to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1879, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.

Bibliography

  • Tamara Slutskaya, "«Очень хочется в Селище...» (Танеев и семья Масловых)" in E. V. Fetisova (ed.), Новое о Танееве (Moscow, 2007), p. 57–69