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	\|Translated text={{right\|''[[Kamenka]]''<br/>17 May}}		\|Translated text={{right\|''[[Kamenka]]''<br/>17 May}}
	{{centre\|Most respected [[Sergey Flerov\|Sergey Vasilyevich]]!}}		{{centre\|Most respected [[Sergey Flerov\|Sergey Vasilyevich]]!}}
	A certain young man of my acquaintance, ''[[Vadim Peresleni]]'', writes verses and ardently wishes to see them published. In accordance with his pressing request I have taken the liberty of sending these verses to you in the hope that you might deign to read through them and decide whether they are fit to be printed, and if they ''are'', to facilitate the publication of at least a few of them in the ''Russian Herald''. It seems to me that these poems in no way surpass the boundaries of mediocrity, and I would therefore not be surprised in the least if you reject them <ref name="note1"/>. I have warned the young author not to be upset if his wish is not fulfilled. In the eventuality, however, that you should find it possible to satisfy the request of my ''protégé'', you would make him happy, while I would once again have occasion to be grateful to you <ref name="note2"/>. Forgive me, [[Sergey Flerov\|Sergey Vasilyevich]], for my importunity.		A certain young man of my acquaintance, ''[[Vadim Peresleni]]'', writes verses and ardently wishes to see them published. In accordance with his pressing request, I have taken the liberty of sending these verses to you in the hope that you might deign to read through them and decide whether they are fit to be printed, and if they ''are'', to facilitate the publication of at least a few of them in the ''Russian Herald''. It seems to me that these poems in no way surpass the boundaries of mediocrity, and I would therefore not be surprised in the least if you reject them <ref name="note1"/>. I have warned the young author not to be upset if his wish is not fulfilled. In the eventuality, however, that you should find it possible to satisfy the request of my ''protégé'', you would make him happy, while I would once again have occasion to be grateful to you <ref name="note2"/>. Forgive me, [[Sergey Flerov\|Sergey Vasilyevich]], for my importunity.

	With sincere devotion and respect for you,		With sincere devotion and respect for you,
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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">In his reply to Tchaikovsky, dated 28 May/9 June 1881, [[Sergey Flerov]] wrote that if his memory did not fail him, he had been [[Vadim Peresleni]]'s Latin teacher when the latter was a gymnasium pupil in [[Moscow]], and that he remembered [[Vadim Peresleni\|Vadim]] (and his brother Nikolay) to have been a fine boy. As a critic, however, he found young [[Peresleni]]'s verses to be "immature", adding ironically that they were no more than "the obligatory eulogy by every young man to the ''famous'' diva Mademoiselle x or z, whose purpose is fully attained once the latter has read the verses, stuck them under her corset, and shared them with a few girl-friends". [[Flerov]] also wrote that over the last two weeks he had been playing through, to his great satisfaction, Tchaikovsky's recently published [[Six Duets, Op. 46]], and [[Seven Romances, Op. 47]]. At the end of his letter [[Flerov]] mentioned that a few days earlier he had met the composer's brother [[Anatoly]], and [[Sergey Taneyev]]: he had been delighted to hear from them that Tchaikovsky was writing an [[All-Night Vigil]]. [[Flerov]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx\|1940/234\| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 462–463.</ref>		<ref name="note1">In his reply to Tchaikovsky, dated 28 May/9 June 1881, [[Sergey Flerov]] wrote that if his memory did not fail him, he had been [[Vadim Peresleni]]'s Latin teacher when the latter was a gymnasium pupil in [[Moscow]], and that he remembered [[Vadim Peresleni\|Vadim]] (and his brother Nikolay) to have been a fine boy. As a critic, however, he found young [[Peresleni]]'s verses to be "immature", adding ironically that they were no more than "the obligatory eulogy by every young man to the ''famous'' diva Mademoiselle x or z, whose purpose is fully attained once the latter has read the verses, stuck them under her corset, and shared them with a few girl-friends". [[Flerov]] also wrote that over the last two weeks he had been playing through, to his great satisfaction, Tchaikovsky's recently published [[Six Duets, Op. 46]] and [[Seven Romances, Op. 47]]. At the end of his letter, [[Flerov]] mentioned that a few days earlier he had met the composer's brother [[Anatoly]], and [[Sergey Taneyev]]: he had been delighted to hear from them that Tchaikovsky was writing an [[All-Night Vigil]]. [[Flerov]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx\|1940/234\| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 462–463.</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky had written to [[Flerov]] once before, from [[Paris]] on 16/28 March 1881 (letter 1713]]), enclosing his article ''[[The Last Days of N. G. Rubinstein's Life]]'' and asking [[Flerov]] to publish it in the ''Moscow Register''. [[Flerov]] had duly complied with this request.</ref>		<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky had written to [[Flerov]] once before, from [[Paris]] on 16/28 March 1881 (letter 1713]]), enclosing his article ''[[The Last Days of N. G. Rubinstein's Life]]'' and asking [[Flerov]] to publish it in the ''Moscow Register''. [[Flerov]] had duly complied with this request.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

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{{letterhead
|Date=17/29 May 1881
|To=[[Sergey Flerov]]
|Place=[[Kamenka]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph=[[Moscow]]: {{RUS-Mcl}}
|Publication={{bibx|1940/234|Чайковский на Московской сцене}} (1940), p. 461<br/>{{bib|1966/44|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том X}} (1966), p. 111
}}

==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Luis Sundkvist
|Original text={{right|''Каменка''<br/>17 мая}}
{{centre|Многоуважаемый Сергей Васильевич!}}
Один знакомый мне юноша, ''Вадим Переслени'', сочиняет стихи и страстно желает видеть их напечатанными. Согласно его убедительной просьбе, стихи его я позволяю себе послать Вам с тем, чтобы Вы соблаговолили прочесть их, решить, годятся ли они для печати, и если ''да'', то содействовать к напечатанию хотя некоторых из них в «''Русск[ом] Вестн[ике]''». Мне кажется, что стихотворения эти нисколько не превышают пределов посредственности, и потому я нимало не буду удивлён, если Вы забракуете их. Я предупредил молодого автора, чтобы он не смущался, если желание его не будет исполнено. В случае же, если Вы найдёте возможным удовлетворить просьбу моего ''protégé'', то его осчастливите, а я снова буду иметь случай быть Вам благодарным. Простите, Сергей Васильевич, мою назойливость.

Искренно Вам преданный и уважающий Вас,
{{right|П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|''[[Kamenka]]''<br/>17 May}}
{{centre|Most respected [[Sergey Flerov|Sergey Vasilyevich]]!}}
A certain young man of my acquaintance, ''[[Vadim Peresleni]]'', writes verses and ardently wishes to see them published. In accordance with his pressing request I have taken the liberty of sending these verses to you in the hope that you might deign to read through them and decide whether they are fit to be printed, and if they ''are'', to facilitate the publication of at least a few of them in the ''Russian Herald''. It seems to me that these poems in no way surpass the boundaries of mediocrity, and I would therefore not be surprised in the least if you reject them <ref name="note1"/>. I have warned the young author not to be upset if his wish is not fulfilled. In the eventuality, however, that you should find it possible to satisfy the request of my ''protégé'', you would make him happy, while I would once again have occasion to be grateful to you <ref name="note2"/>. Forgive me, [[Sergey Flerov|Sergey Vasilyevich]], for my importunity.

With sincere devotion and respect for you,
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}
==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">In his reply to Tchaikovsky, dated 28 May/9 June 1881, [[Sergey Flerov]] wrote that if his memory did not fail him, he had been [[Vadim Peresleni]]'s Latin teacher when the latter was a gymnasium pupil in [[Moscow]], and that he remembered [[Vadim Peresleni|Vadim]] (and his brother Nikolay) to have been a fine boy. As a critic, however, he found young [[Peresleni]]'s verses to be "immature", adding ironically that they were no more than "the obligatory eulogy by every young man to the ''famous'' diva Mademoiselle x or z, whose purpose is fully attained once the latter has read the verses, stuck them under her corset, and shared them with a few girl-friends". [[Flerov]] also wrote that over the last two weeks he had been playing through, to his great satisfaction, Tchaikovsky's recently published [[Six Duets, Op. 46]], and [[Seven Romances, Op. 47]]. At the end of his letter [[Flerov]] mentioned that a few days earlier he had met the composer's brother [[Anatoly]], and [[Sergey Taneyev]]: he had been delighted to hear from them that Tchaikovsky was writing an [[All-Night Vigil]]. [[Flerov]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx|1940/234| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 462–463.</ref>
<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky had written to [[Flerov]] once before, from [[Paris]] on 16/28 March 1881 (letter 1713]]), enclosing his article ''[[The Last Days of N. G. Rubinstein's Life]]'' and asking [[Flerov]] to publish it in the ''Moscow Register''. [[Flerov]] had duly complied with this request.</ref>
</references>