Letter 2340 - Revision history

Brett at 13:14, 21 August 2025

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	\|Translated text={{right\|[[Verbovka]]<br/>6th September}}		\|Translated text={{right\|[[Verbovka]]<br/>6th September}}
	Golubchik [[Anatosha]]! I spent a pleasant day in [[Kiev]]; in the morning I went to mass in the Brotherhood Monastery, then later to the exhibition (at the Vladimir monument), and vespers at the Lavra. The journey here has become very tedious, because the train now takes 15 hours instead of 9. I was met by [[Lyova]], [[Tasya]] and golubushka Lizaveta Vasilyevna. It was her name day, and I spent it in [[Kamenka]]. By dinner, all of our lot had arrived from [[Verbovka]], except for [[Tanya]]. I was very glad to see them. I found [[Sasha]] better, but not especially so. [[Verusha]] is still very sweet and agreeable as before. [[Anna]] has put on weight. [[Nata]] is glowing with health. At dinner, besides all our lot, Roman Yefimovich was there, whom I was very glad to see. Shortly after dinner, [[Vera Butakova\|Vera Vasilyevna]] took me to the big garden and for a good hour and a half poured out her complaints and lamentations about how Grigory was not appreciated in general, and by [[Lyova]]'s family in particular, and that in truth, relations between [[Verbovka]] and the Butakovas were very strained. We cannot do without strong hausse and baisse, and at the present time I have established, to my surprise, the terrible baisse of Marya Nikolayevna and all her children, in parallel with the shockingly deep decline in [[Vera Vasilyevna]]'s stock. In the evening we arrived in [[Verbovka]]. I found [[Tanya]] in a relatively good state; she was in a splendid mood, because it had been decided to send her and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] to [[Paris]] for the winter, and they were already arranging the passports. Sestritsa Nastasya Vasilyena turned out to still be a cheerful old woman, floating in bliss amongst her fresh surroundings. We must give [[Sasha]] her dues for her kindness. No one can pamper and comfort someone in need as she does. Sestritsa could not comprehend that I was almost an old man, and not the 15-year-old boy that she knew me to be. In conclusion, I shall say something about the local nature. There has been no rain for seven weeks; everything is scorched, everything is dead, dry, yellow, grey, joyless. I cannot recall [[Podushkino]] without painful regret. The flies give no peace, it was too stifling to sleep. My room in the outbuilding is most agreeable, but very cramped, and [[Alyosha]] is driven to despair by it. These are my first impressions. Rina is a funny child; I can't say anything more for now. She is almost as big and plump as [[~~Hartung~~]]'s widow. Tight hugs to you, [[Panya]] dear and [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tanya]] dear.		Golubchik [[Anatosha]]! I spent a pleasant day in [[Kiev]]; in the morning I went to mass in the Brotherhood Monastery, then later to the exhibition (at the Vladimir monument), and vespers at the Lavra. The journey here has become very tedious, because the train now takes 15 hours instead of 9. I was met by [[Lyova]], [[Tasya]] and golubushka Lizaveta Vasilyevna. It was her name day, and I spent it in [[Kamenka]]. By dinner, all of our lot had arrived from [[Verbovka]], except for [[Tanya]]. I was very glad to see them. I found [[Sasha]] better, but not especially so. [[Verusha]] is still very sweet and agreeable as before. [[Anna]] has put on weight. [[Nata]] is glowing with health. At dinner, besides all our lot, Roman Yefimovich was there, whom I was very glad to see. Shortly after dinner, [[Vera Butakova\|Vera Vasilyevna]] took me to the big garden and for a good hour and a half poured out her complaints and lamentations about how Grigory was not appreciated in general, and by [[Lyova]]'s family in particular, and that in truth, relations between [[Verbovka]] and the Butakovas were very strained. We cannot do without strong hausse and baisse, and at the present time I have established, to my surprise, the terrible baisse of Marya Nikolayevna and all her children, in parallel with the shockingly deep decline in [[Vera Vasilyevna]]'s stock. In the evening we arrived in [[Verbovka]]. I found [[Tanya]] in a relatively good state; she was in a splendid mood, because it had been decided to send her and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] to [[Paris]] for the winter, and they were already arranging the passports. Sestritsa Nastasya Vasilyena turned out to still be a cheerful old woman, floating in bliss amongst her fresh surroundings. We must give [[Sasha]] her dues for her kindness. No one can pamper and comfort someone in need as she does. Sestritsa could not comprehend that I was almost an old man, and not the 15-year-old boy that she knew me to be. In conclusion, I shall say something about the local nature. There has been no rain for seven weeks; everything is scorched, everything is dead, dry, yellow, grey, joyless. I cannot recall [[Podushkino]] without painful regret. The flies give no peace, it was too stifling to sleep. My room in the outbuilding is most agreeable, but very cramped, and [[Alyosha]] is driven to despair by it. These are my first impressions. Rina is a funny child; I can't say anything more for now. She is almost as big and plump as [[Gartung]]'s widow. Tight hugs to you, [[Panya]] dear and [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tanya]] dear.
	{{right\|Yours}}		{{right\|Yours}}
	}}		}}

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	\|Translated text={{right\|[[Verbovka]]<br/>6th September}}		\|Translated text={{right\|[[Verbovka]]<br/>6th September}}
	Golubchik [[Anatosha]]! I spent a pleasant day in [[Kiev]]; in the morning I went to mass in the Brotherhood Monastery, then later to the exhibition (at the Vladimir monument), and vespers at the Lavra. The journey here has become very tedious, because the train now takes 15 hours instead of 9. I was met by [[Lyova]], [[Tasya]], and golubushka Lizaveta Vasilyevna. It was her name day, and I spent it in [[Kamenka]]. By dinner all of our lot had arrived from [[Verbovka]], except for [[Tanya]]. I was very glad to see them. I found [[Sasha]] better, but not especially so. [[Verusha]] is still very sweet and agreeable as before. [[Anna]] has put on weight. [[Nata]] is glowing with health. At dinner, besides all our lot, Roman Yefimovich was there, whom I was very glad to see. Shortly after dinner, [[Vera Butakova\|Vera Vasilyevna]] took me to the big garden and for a good hour and a half poured out her complaints and lamentations about how Grigory was not appreciated in general, and by [[Lyova]]'s family in particular, and that in truth, relations between [[Verbovka]] and the Butakovas were very strained. We cannot do without strong hausse and baisse, and at the present time I have established, to my surprise, the terrible baisse of Marya Nikolayevna and all her children, in parallel with the shockingly deep decline in [[Vera Vasilyevna]]'s stock. In the evening we arrived in [[Verbovka]]. I found [[Tanya]] in a relatively good state; she was in a splendid mood, because it had been decided to send her and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] to [[Paris]] ~~fir~~ the winter, and they were already arranging the passports. Sestritsa Nastasya Vasilyena turned out to still be a cheerful old woman, floating in bliss amongst her fresh surroundings. We must give [[Sasha]] her dues for her kindness. No one can pamper and comfort someone in need as she does. Sestritsa could not comprehend that I was almost an old man, and not the 15-year-old boy that she knew me to be. In conclusion, I shall say something about the local nature. There has been no rain for seven weeks; everything is scorched, everything is dead, dry, yellow, grey, joyless. I cannot recall [[Podushkino]] without painful regret. The flies give no peace, it was too stifling to sleep. My room in the outbuilding is most agreeable, but very cramped, and [[Alyosha]] is driven to despair by it. These are my first impressions. Rina is a funny child; I can't say anything more for now. She is almost as big and plump as [[Hartung]]'s widow. Tight hugs to you, [[Panya]] dear and [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tanya]] dear.		Golubchik [[Anatosha]]! I spent a pleasant day in [[Kiev]]; in the morning I went to mass in the Brotherhood Monastery, then later to the exhibition (at the Vladimir monument), and vespers at the Lavra. The journey here has become very tedious, because the train now takes 15 hours instead of 9. I was met by [[Lyova]], [[Tasya]] and golubushka Lizaveta Vasilyevna. It was her name day, and I spent it in [[Kamenka]]. By dinner, all of our lot had arrived from [[Verbovka]], except for [[Tanya]]. I was very glad to see them. I found [[Sasha]] better, but not especially so. [[Verusha]] is still very sweet and agreeable as before. [[Anna]] has put on weight. [[Nata]] is glowing with health. At dinner, besides all our lot, Roman Yefimovich was there, whom I was very glad to see. Shortly after dinner, [[Vera Butakova\|Vera Vasilyevna]] took me to the big garden and for a good hour and a half poured out her complaints and lamentations about how Grigory was not appreciated in general, and by [[Lyova]]'s family in particular, and that in truth, relations between [[Verbovka]] and the Butakovas were very strained. We cannot do without strong hausse and baisse, and at the present time I have established, to my surprise, the terrible baisse of Marya Nikolayevna and all her children, in parallel with the shockingly deep decline in [[Vera Vasilyevna]]'s stock. In the evening we arrived in [[Verbovka]]. I found [[Tanya]] in a relatively good state; she was in a splendid mood, because it had been decided to send her and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] to [[Paris]] for the winter, and they were already arranging the passports. Sestritsa Nastasya Vasilyena turned out to still be a cheerful old woman, floating in bliss amongst her fresh surroundings. We must give [[Sasha]] her dues for her kindness. No one can pamper and comfort someone in need as she does. Sestritsa could not comprehend that I was almost an old man, and not the 15-year-old boy that she knew me to be. In conclusion, I shall say something about the local nature. There has been no rain for seven weeks; everything is scorched, everything is dead, dry, yellow, grey, joyless. I cannot recall [[Podushkino]] without painful regret. The flies give no peace, it was too stifling to sleep. My room in the outbuilding is most agreeable, but very cramped, and [[Alyosha]] is driven to despair by it. These are my first impressions. Rina is a funny child; I can't say anything more for now. She is almost as big and plump as [[Hartung]]'s widow. Tight hugs to you, [[Panya]] dear and [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tanya]] dear.
	{{right\|Yours}}		{{right\|Yours}}
	}}		}}

Brett at 17:27, 8 September 2024

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	\|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}		\|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}
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	==Text==		==Text and Translation==
	Based on a handwritten copy in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], 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
	\|Translator=		\|Translator=Brett Langston
	\|Original text={{right\|Вербовка<br/>6-го сент[ября]}}		\|Original text={{right\|Вербовка<br/>6-го сент[ября]}}
	Голубчик Анатоша! В Киеве провёл день приятно; утром был у обедни в Братском монастыре, позднее на выставке (у памятника Владимира) и на вечерне в Лавре. Путешествие сюда стало очень скучно, ибо поезд вместо 9 часов идёт теперь. 15 часов. Был встречен Левой, Тасей и голубушкой Лизав[етой] Вас[ильевной] 1. Это был день её именин, и я провёл его. в Каменке. К обеду приехали из Вербовки все наши, кроме Тани. Я был очень рад их видеть. Сашу я нашёл. поправившейся, но не особенно. Веруша очень мила и симпатична по-прежнему. Анна пополнела. Ната пышет здоровьем. На обеде кроме всех нас был Роман Ефимович, коего я весьма рад был ~~видеты_~~ Вера Васильевна вскоре после обеда отвела меня в большой сад и с добрых полтора часа изливалась в сетованиях и жалобах на то, что Григи не ценят вообще, а семейство Левы в особенности и действительно, отношения между Вербовкой и Бутаковкой очень натянуты. Без сильных hausse и baisse у нас не обходится и в настоящее время я ~~констати-ровал~~, к удивлению моему, страшную baisse Марьи Николаевны и всех её детей параллельно с безобразно низким понижением акций Веры Васильевны. Вечером приехали в Вербовку. Таню я нашёл в относительно хорошем состоянии; она в отличном расположении духа, ибо решено её с Лизаветой Михайловной пустить на зиму в Париж и уже о паспортах идут хлопоты. Сестрица Наст[асья] Вас[ильевна] оказалась ещё бодрой старушкой, плавающей в блаженстве среди новой своей обстановки. Нужно отдать справедливость Саши ной доброте. Никто. не умеет, как она, приласкать и приголубить нуждающего[ся] в этом. Сестрица долго не могла прийти в себя от изумления что я уже почти старик, а не 15-летний мальчик, каким она меня знала. В заключение скажу о природе здешней. Семь недель не было дождя; все выжжено, все мертво, сухо, жёлто, серо, безотрадно. Не могу без мучительного сожаления вспомнить о Подушкине. Мухи не дают покоя, спать было душно. Комната моя во флигеле очень симпатична, но очень тесна, и Алёша приходит от этого в отчаяние. Вот первые впечатления. Рина забавный ребёнок; покамест ничего больше не могу сказать. Она почти так же крупна и толста, как Гартунгская вдова. Крепко обнимаю тебя, Паню-мило, Таню-мило.		Голубчик Анатоша! В Киеве провёл день приятно; утром был у обедни в Братском монастыре, позднее на выставке (у памятника Владимира) и на вечерне в Лавре. Путешествие сюда стало очень скучно, ибо поезд вместо 9 часов идёт теперь 15 часов. Был встречен Левой, Тасей и голубушкой Лизав[етой] Вас[ильевной]. Это был день её именин, и я провёл его в Каменке. К обеду приехали из Вербовки все наши, кроме Тани. Я был очень рад их видеть. Сашу я нашёл поправившейся, но не особенно. Веруша очень мила и симпатична по-прежнему. Анна пополнела. Ната пышет здоровьем. На обеде кроме всех нас был Роман Ефимович, коего я весьма рад был видеты. Вера Васильевна вскоре после обеда отвела меня в большой сад и с добрых полтора часа изливалась в сетованиях и жалобах на то, что Григи не ценят вообще, а семейство Левы в особенности и действительно, отношения между Вербовкой и Бутаковкой очень натянуты. Без сильных hausse и baisse у нас не обходится и в настоящее время я констатировал, к удивлению моему, страшную baisse Марьи Николаевны и всех её детей параллельно с безобразно низким понижением акций Веры Васильевны. Вечером приехали в Вербовку. Таню я нашёл в относительно хорошем состоянии; она в отличном расположении духа, ибо решено её с Лизаветой Михайловной пустить на зиму в Париж и уже о паспортах идут хлопоты. Сестрица Наст[асья] Вас[ильевна] оказалась ещё бодрой старушкой, плавающей в блаженстве среди новой своей обстановки. Нужно отдать справедливость Саши ной доброте. Никто, не умеет, как она, приласкать и приголубить нуждающего[ся] в этом. Сестрица долго не могла прийти в себя от изумления что я уже почти старик, а не 15-летний мальчик, каким она меня знала. В заключение скажу о природе здешней. Семь недель не было дождя; все выжжено, все мертво, сухо, жёлто, серо, безотрадно. Не могу без мучительного сожаления вспомнить о Подушкине. Мухи не дают покоя, спать было душно. Комната моя во флигеле очень симпатична, но очень тесна, и Алёша приходит от этого в отчаяние. Вот первые впечатления. Рина забавный ребёнок; покамест ничего больше не могу сказать. Она почти так же крупна и толста, как Гартунгская вдова. Крепко обнимаю тебя, Паню-мило, Таню-мило.
	{{right\|Твой}}		{{right\|Твой}}

	\|Translated text=		\|Translated text={{right\|[[Verbovka]]<br/>6th September}}
			Golubchik [[Anatosha]]! I spent a pleasant day in [[Kiev]]; in the morning I went to mass in the Brotherhood Monastery, then later to the exhibition (at the Vladimir monument), and vespers at the Lavra. The journey here has become very tedious, because the train now takes 15 hours instead of 9. I was met by [[Lyova]], [[Tasya]], and golubushka Lizaveta Vasilyevna. It was her name day, and I spent it in [[Kamenka]]. By dinner all of our lot had arrived from [[Verbovka]], except for [[Tanya]]. I was very glad to see them. I found [[Sasha]] better, but not especially so. [[Verusha]] is still very sweet and agreeable as before. [[Anna]] has put on weight. [[Nata]] is glowing with health. At dinner, besides all our lot, Roman Yefimovich was there, whom I was very glad to see. Shortly after dinner, [[Vera Butakova\|Vera Vasilyevna]] took me to the big garden and for a good hour and a half poured out her complaints and lamentations about how Grigory was not appreciated in general, and by [[Lyova]]'s family in particular, and that in truth, relations between [[Verbovka]] and the Butakovas were very strained. We cannot do without strong hausse and baisse, and at the present time I have established, to my surprise, the terrible baisse of Marya Nikolayevna and all her children, in parallel with the shockingly deep decline in [[Vera Vasilyevna]]'s stock. In the evening we arrived in [[Verbovka]]. I found [[Tanya]] in a relatively good state; she was in a splendid mood, because it had been decided to send her and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] to [[Paris]] fir the winter, and they were already arranging the passports. Sestritsa Nastasya Vasilyena turned out to still be a cheerful old woman, floating in bliss amongst her fresh surroundings. We must give [[Sasha]] her dues for her kindness. No one can pamper and comfort someone in need as she does. Sestritsa could not comprehend that I was almost an old man, and not the 15-year-old boy that she knew me to be. In conclusion, I shall say something about the local nature. There has been no rain for seven weeks; everything is scorched, everything is dead, dry, yellow, grey, joyless. I cannot recall [[Podushkino]] without painful regret. The flies give no peace, it was too stifling to sleep. My room in the outbuilding is most agreeable, but very cramped, and [[Alyosha]] is driven to despair by it. These are my first impressions. Rina is a funny child; I can't say anything more for now. She is almost as big and plump as [[Hartung]]'s widow. Tight hugs to you, [[Panya]] dear and [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tanya]] dear.
			{{right\|Yours}}
	}}		}}

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	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.
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	\|Language=Russian		\|Language=Russian

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{{letterhead
|Date=6/18 September 1883
|To=[[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]]
|Place=[[Verbovka]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph={{locunknown}}
|Publication={{bib|1970/86|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XII}} (1970), p. 222–223
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}
}}
==Text==
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
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Голубчик Анатоша! В Киеве провёл день приятно; утром был у обедни в Братском монастыре, позднее на выставке (у памятника Владимира) и на вечерне в Лавре. Путешествие сюда стало очень скучно, ибо поезд вместо 9 часов идёт теперь. 15 часов. Был встречен Левой, Тасей и голубушкой Лизав[етой] Вас[ильевной] 1. Это был день её именин, и я провёл его. в Каменке. К обеду приехали из Вербовки все наши, кроме Тани. Я был очень рад их видеть. Сашу я нашёл. поправившейся, но не особенно. Веруша очень мила и симпатична по-прежнему. Анна пополнела. Ната пышет здоровьем. На обеде кроме всех нас был Роман Ефимович, коего я весьма рад был видеты_ Вера Васильевна вскоре после обеда отвела меня в большой сад и с добрых полтора часа изливалась в сетованиях и жалобах на то, что Григи не ценят вообще, а семейство Левы в особенности и действительно, отношения между Вербовкой и Бутаковкой очень натянуты. Без сильных hausse и baisse у нас не обходится и в настоящее время я констати-ровал, к удивлению моему, страшную baisse Марьи Николаевны и всех её детей параллельно с безобразно низким понижением акций Веры Васильевны. Вечером приехали в Вербовку. Таню я нашёл в относительно хорошем состоянии; она в отличном расположении духа, ибо решено её с Лизаветой Михайловной пустить на зиму в Париж и уже о паспортах идут хлопоты. Сестрица Наст[асья] Вас[ильевна] оказалась ещё бодрой старушкой, плавающей в блаженстве среди новой своей обстановки. Нужно отдать справедливость Саши ной доброте. Никто. не умеет, как она, приласкать и приголубить нуждающего[ся] в этом. Сестрица долго не могла прийти в себя от изумления что я уже почти старик, а не 15-летний мальчик, каким она меня знала. В заключение скажу о природе здешней. Семь недель не было дождя; все выжжено, все мертво, сухо, жёлто, серо, безотрадно. Не могу без мучительного сожаления вспомнить о Подушкине. Мухи не дают покоя, спать было душно. Комната моя во флигеле очень симпатична, но очень тесна, и Алёша приходит от этого в отчаяние. Вот первые впечатления. Рина забавный ребёнок; покамест ничего больше не могу сказать. Она почти так же крупна и толста, как Гартунгская вдова. Крепко обнимаю тебя, Паню-мило, Таню-мило.
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