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	\|Language=Russian		\|Language=Russian
	\|Autograph=[[Moscow]] (Russia): {{RUS-Mt}} (Shpazhinsky collection)		\|Autograph=[[Moscow]] (Russia): {{RUS-Mt}} (Shpazhinsky collection)
	\|Publication={{bibx\|1921/17\|Культура и театра}} (1921), No. 6, p. 38 ("1885")<br/>{{bibx\|1940/227\|Чайковский на Московской сцене}} (1940), p. 436–437<br/>{{bib\|1971/89\|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIII}} (1971), p. 314–315.		\|Publication={{bibx\|1921/17\|Культура и театра}} (1921), No. 6, p. 38 ("1885")<br/>{{bibx\|1940/227\|Чайковский на Московской сцене}} (1940), p. 436–437<br/>{{bib\|1971/89\|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIII}} (1971), p. 314–315
	\|Notes=Original incorrectly dated "1885" }}		\|Notes=Original incorrectly dated "1885" }}

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	The last time I was in [[Moscow]] I didn't find you in when I called at your house, and so I am forced to discuss our project with you in writing <ref name="note1"/>. I am now finishing off the music for those scenes which I had, and there will soon come the point when it would be very, very agreeable for me to have the second half of the 3rd act to hand. Therefore, although this may seem brazenly importunate on my part, still I venture to urge you to send me as quickly as possible the ''most important'' scene of the opera <ref name="note2"/>. I shall write it little by little during my journey and the stopovers, and I hope that, as long as I remain in good health in all this time, I shall return to [[Maydanovo]] in mid-July with the 3rd act fully completed. I shall stay here until the 26th. This letter will reach you within 5 days, and so, consequently, if you send me the manuscript around the 18th I will receive it before my departure. And after that, golubchik, I shall start badgering you about the 4th act, which I would like to have in my hands no later than 15 June so that I can devote the whole summer to finishing off the opera. Forgive me, and, if possible, have the kindness to fulfil my request.		The last time I was in [[Moscow]] I didn't find you in when I called at your house, and so I am forced to discuss our project with you in writing <ref name="note1"/>. I am now finishing off the music for those scenes which I had, and there will soon come the point when it would be very, very agreeable for me to have the second half of the 3rd act to hand. Therefore, although this may seem brazenly importunate on my part, still I venture to urge you to send me as quickly as possible the ''most important'' scene of the opera <ref name="note2"/>. I shall write it little by little during my journey and the stopovers, and I hope that, as long as I remain in good health in all this time, I shall return to [[Maydanovo]] in mid-July with the 3rd act fully completed. I shall stay here until the 26th. This letter will reach you within 5 days, and so, consequently, if you send me the manuscript around the 18th I will receive it before my departure. And after that, golubchik, I shall start badgering you about the 4th act, which I would like to have in my hands no later than 15 June so that I can devote the whole summer to finishing off the opera. Forgive me, and, if possible, have the kindness to fulfil my request.

	My journey was extraordinarily pleasant. The stopover in [[Taganrog]], crossing the Caucasus via the Georgian Military Road, my stay in [[Tiflis]] (a very picturesquely situated and interesting city) — all this afforded me a whole series of agreeable impressions. The trees here are already almost all completely covered with verdure, the fruit trees are finishing blossoming, spring is in full swing. Around the 26th (depending on when the steamship departs, but not much later than this under any circumstances) I shall leave for [[Constantinople]], [[Naples]], [[Rome]], [[Vichy]], and [[Paris]] <ref name="note3"/>. I wish you, most kind [[Ippolit Vasilyevich]], every possible prosperity and ask you not to forget about me. Give my respectful compliments to all your family.		My journey was extraordinarily pleasant. The stopover in [[Taganrog]], crossing the Caucasus via the Georgian Military Road, my stay in [[Tiflis]] (a very picturesquely situated and interesting city) — all this afforded me a whole series of agreeable impressions. The trees here are already almost all completely covered with verdure, the fruit trees are finishing blossoming, spring is in full swing. Around the 26th (depending on when the steamship departs, but not much later than this under any circumstances) I shall leave for [[Constantinople]], [[Naples]], [[Rome]], [[Vichy]] and [[Paris]] <ref name="note3"/>. I wish you, most kind [[Ippolit Vasilyevich]], every possible prosperity and ask you not to forget about me. Give my respectful compliments to all your family.

	Your sincerely devoted and affectionate,		Your sincerely devoted and affectionate,
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	<ref name="note1">Before departing for [[Tiflis]] to visit his brother [[Anatoly]], Tchaikovsky had stayed briefly in [[Moscow]] from 21 March/2 April to 23 March/4 April 1886. On 22 March/3 April he recorded in his [[Diaries_(March_1886)#Saturday_22_March.2F3_April_1886\|diary]]: "Fuss over the passport [...] At the [[Karl Albrecht\|Albrecht]]s', the [[Ippolit Shpazhinsky\|Shpazhinsky]]s', [[Taneyev]]'s, [[Yekaterina Peresleni\|Katerina Vasilyevna Peresleni]]'s.</ref>		<ref name="note1">Before departing for [[Tiflis]] to visit his brother [[Anatoly]], Tchaikovsky had stayed briefly in [[Moscow]] from 21 March/2 April to 23 March/4 April 1886. On 22 March/3 April he recorded in his [[Diaries_(March_1886)#Saturday_22_March.2F3_April_1886\|diary]]: "Fuss over the passport [...] At the [[Karl Albrecht\|Albrecht]]s', the [[Ippolit Shpazhinsky\|Shpazhinsky]]s', [[Taneyev]]'s, [[Yekaterina Peresleni\|Katerina Vasilyevna Peresleni]]'s.</ref>
	<ref name="note2">The "most important scene" of ''[[The Enchantress]]'' was in Tchaikovsky's view the encounter between Nastasya and the Prince's son in the second half of Act III. [[Shpazhinsky]] complied with this request and sent the text for this scene to Tchaikovsky together with a letter dated 9/21 April 1886. [[Shpazhinsky]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx\|1940/227\|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 438.</ref>		<ref name="note2">The "most important scene" of [[The Enchantress]] was in Tchaikovsky's view the encounter between Nastasya and the Prince's son in the second half of Act III. [[Shpazhinsky]] complied with this request and sent the text for this scene to Tchaikovsky together with a letter dated 9/21 April 1886. [[Shpazhinsky]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx\|1940/227\|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 438.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">Tchaikovsky eventually decided not to visit Italy because of the cholera epidemic which was raging in [[Naples]], and from [[Constantinople]] he sailed to [[Marseilles]], arriving at the French port on 11/23 May. Four days later he boarded a train to [[Paris]] — note based on information provided by Vasily Kiselev in {{bibx\|1940/227\| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 437.</ref>		<ref name="note3">Tchaikovsky eventually decided not to visit Italy because of the cholera epidemic which was raging in [[Naples]], and from [[Constantinople]] he sailed to [[Marseilles]], arriving at the French port on 11/23 May. Four days later he boarded a train to [[Paris]] — note based on information provided by Vasily Kiselev in {{bibx\|1940/227\| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 437.</ref>
	</references>		</references>

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{{letterhead
|Date=6/18 April 1886
|To=[[Ippolit Shpazhinsky]]
|Place=[[Tiflis]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph=[[Moscow]] (Russia): {{RUS-Mt}} (Shpazhinsky collection)
|Publication={{bibx|1921/17|Культура и театра}} (1921), No. 6, p. 38 ("1885")<br/>{{bibx|1940/227|Чайковский на Московской сцене}} (1940), p. 436–437<br/>{{bib|1971/89|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIII}} (1971), p. 314–315.
|Notes=Original incorrectly dated "1885" }}

==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Luis Sundkvist
|Original text={{right|''6 апреля {{sic|1885|1886}} г[ода]''<br/>''Тифлис''}}
{{centre|Дорогой Ипполит Васильевич!}}
Когда последний раз я был в Москве, застать Вас не удалось, и потому принуждён письменно побеседовать с Вами о наших делах. Я теперь кончаю музыку тех сцен, которые у меня имелись, и скоро наступит время, когда мне очень, очень приятно будет иметь под рукой вторую половину 3-го действия. И потому, как это ни бессовестно-назойливо с моей стороны, а я всё-таки решаюсь убедительно просить Вас, если возможно, в наискорейшем времени прислать мне ''капитальнейшую'' сцену оперы. Я буду писать её понемножку во время пути и остановок и надеюсь, что если буду только всё время здоров, то возвращусь в половине июня в Майданово с вполне оконченным 3-им действием. Останусь я здесь до 26-го ''числа''. Письмо это придёт к Вам через 5 дней, следовательно, если Вы около 18-го числа вышлете мне рукопись, то я получу её до отъезда. А за сим, голубчик, буду приставать к Вам с 4-ым действием, которое желал бы иметь не позже 15 июня, дабы посвятить всё лето доканчиванию оперы. Простите и, если можно, благоволите исполнить мою просьбу.

Путешествие моё было чрезвычайно приятно. Остановка в Таганроге, переезд через Кавказ по Военно-Грузинской дороге, пребывание в Тифлисе (очень живописно расположенном и интересном городе) — всё это было для меня рядом приятных впечатлений. Деревья здесь уже почти сплошь покрыты зеленью, фруктовые деревья отцветают, весна в полном разгаре. Отсюда около 26-го числа (никак не позже, смотря по отходу парохода) еду в Константинополь, Неаполь, Рим, Виши, Париж. Желаю Вам, добрейший Ипполит Васильевич, всякого благополучия и прошу не забывать меня. Всем Вашим низко кланяюсь.

Искренно преданный и любящий,
{{right|П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|''6 April {{sic|1885|1886}}''<br/>''[[Tiflis]]''}}
{{centre|Dear [[Ippolit Vasilyevich]]!}}
The last time I was in [[Moscow]] I didn't find you in when I called at your house, and so I am forced to discuss our project with you in writing <ref name="note1"/>. I am now finishing off the music for those scenes which I had, and there will soon come the point when it would be very, very agreeable for me to have the second half of the 3rd act to hand. Therefore, although this may seem brazenly importunate on my part, still I venture to urge you to send me as quickly as possible the ''most important'' scene of the opera <ref name="note2"/>. I shall write it little by little during my journey and the stopovers, and I hope that, as long as I remain in good health in all this time, I shall return to [[Maydanovo]] in mid-July with the 3rd act fully completed. I shall stay here until the 26th. This letter will reach you within 5 days, and so, consequently, if you send me the manuscript around the 18th I will receive it before my departure. And after that, golubchik, I shall start badgering you about the 4th act, which I would like to have in my hands no later than 15 June so that I can devote the whole summer to finishing off the opera. Forgive me, and, if possible, have the kindness to fulfil my request.

My journey was extraordinarily pleasant. The stopover in [[Taganrog]], crossing the Caucasus via the Georgian Military Road, my stay in [[Tiflis]] (a very picturesquely situated and interesting city) — all this afforded me a whole series of agreeable impressions. The trees here are already almost all completely covered with verdure, the fruit trees are finishing blossoming, spring is in full swing. Around the 26th (depending on when the steamship departs, but not much later than this under any circumstances) I shall leave for [[Constantinople]], [[Naples]], [[Rome]], [[Vichy]], and [[Paris]] <ref name="note3"/>. I wish you, most kind [[Ippolit Vasilyevich]], every possible prosperity and ask you not to forget about me. Give my respectful compliments to all your family.

Your sincerely devoted and affectionate,
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Before departing for [[Tiflis]] to visit his brother [[Anatoly]], Tchaikovsky had stayed briefly in [[Moscow]] from 21 March/2 April to 23 March/4 April 1886. On 22 March/3 April he recorded in his [[Diaries_(March_1886)#Saturday_22_March.2F3_April_1886|diary]]: "Fuss over the passport [...] At the [[Karl Albrecht|Albrecht]]s', the [[Ippolit Shpazhinsky|Shpazhinsky]]s', [[Taneyev]]'s, [[Yekaterina Peresleni|Katerina Vasilyevna Peresleni]]'s.</ref>
<ref name="note2">The "most important scene" of ''[[The Enchantress]]'' was in Tchaikovsky's view the encounter between Nastasya and the Prince's son in the second half of Act III. [[Shpazhinsky]] complied with this request and sent the text for this scene to Tchaikovsky together with a letter dated 9/21 April 1886. [[Shpazhinsky]]'s letter has been published in {{bibx|1940/227|Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 438.</ref>
<ref name="note3">Tchaikovsky eventually decided not to visit Italy because of the cholera epidemic which was raging in [[Naples]], and from [[Constantinople]] he sailed to [[Marseilles]], arriving at the French port on 11/23 May. Four days later he boarded a train to [[Paris]] — note based on information provided by Vasily Kiselev in {{bibx|1940/227| Чайковский на московской сцене}} (1940), p. 437.</ref>
</references>