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	\|Translated text={{right\|''22 July 1887''<br/>''[[Aachen]]''}}		\|Translated text={{right\|''22 July 1887''<br/>''[[Aachen]]''}}
	{{centre\|Dear [[Sergey Ivanovich]]!}}		{{centre\|Dear [[Sergey Ivanovich]]!}}
	I think I left [[Moscow]] on the 20th. I traversed the whole length of the Volga; from [[Astrakhan]] I sailed by sea to [[Baku]], from there by rail to [[Tiflis]]. From [[Tiflis]], together with my brother [[Anatoly]] and his family, I travelled to [[Borzhom]] on 10th June. There I drank the mineral waters (similar in consistency to [[Vichy]]), took baths, enjoyed exceptionally varied and wonderful walks, did almost nothing, I read, ate, drank, played vint — in short, everything that is good for the soul — when suddenly I received a telegram from my sick friend [[Kondratyev]], in which he begged me to come to ''[[Aachen]]'', where he had been brought half-dead, and was in need of the presence and ~~sympathetic~~ company of someone close to him. I caught the first steamer from [[Batum]] to [[Odessa]], thence to [[Vienna]] and here. I was very sorry to part from [[Borzhom]], which was very dear to my heart. I very much missed the journey; but now there is no time to indulge in whining and regret, and the Caucasus have already sunk into the abyss of the past. I recollect [[Borzhom]] as a sort of sweet dream.		I think I left [[Moscow]] on the 20th. I traversed the whole length of the Volga; from [[Astrakhan]] I sailed by sea to [[Baku]], from there by rail to [[Tiflis]]. From [[Tiflis]], together with my brother [[Anatoly]] and his family, I travelled to [[Borzhom]] on 10th June. There I drank the mineral waters (similar in consistency to [[Vichy]]), took baths, enjoyed exceptionally varied and wonderful walks, did almost nothing, I read, ate, drank, played vint — in short, everything that is good for the soul — when suddenly I received a telegram from my sick friend [[Kondratyev]], in which he begged me to come to ''[[Aachen]]'', where he had been brought half-dead, and was in need of the presence and agreeable company of someone close to him. I caught the first steamer from [[Batum]] to [[Odessa]], thence to [[Vienna]] and here. I was very sorry to part from [[Borzhom]], which was very dear to my heart. I very much missed the journey; but now there is no time to indulge in whining and regret, and the Caucasus have already sunk into the abyss of the past. I recollect [[Borzhom]] as a sort of sweet dream.

	[[Aachen]] is very unappealing, although, like any German city, it is clean, well-maintained and provides all the conditions for material well-being, in which I'm living. As for my spirits, they are, as it were, somewhat dejected, but only a little. I did nothing the whole summer, unless you count the [[Mozart]] suite, which I finally orchestrated (there's still only a little left to finish). There's no question of working here.		[[Aachen]] is very unappealing, although, like any German city, it is clean, well-maintained and provides all the conditions for material well-being, in which I'm living. As for my spirits, they are, as it were, somewhat dejected, but only a little. I did nothing the whole summer, unless you count the [[Mozart]] suite, which I finally orchestrated (there's still only a little left to finish). There's no question of working here.

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{{letterhead
|Date=22 July/3 August 1887
|To=[[Sergey Taneyev]]
|Place=[[Aachen]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph=[[Moscow]] (Russia): {{RUS-Mcl}} (ф. 880)
|Publication={{bib|1916/16|Письма П. И. Чайковского и С. И. Танеева}} [1916], p. 147<br/>{{bib|1951/54|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 145–146<br/>{{bib|1974/53|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIV}} (1974), p. 157–158
}}
==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|''22 июля [18]87''<br/>''Аахен''}}
{{centre|Милый Сергей Иванович!}}
Кажется, 20-го мая я выехал из Москвы. Проехал всю Волгу; из Астрахани морем плыл в Баку, оттуда по чугунке в Тифлис. Из Тифлиса я, вместе с братом Анатолием и его семьёй, переехал в Боржом 10-го июня. Там я пил минеральные воды (по составу близкие к Виши), брал ванны, наслаждался необычайно разнообразными и чудными прогулками, почти ничего не делал, читал, ел, пил, винтил, словом благодушествовал, как вдруг получил телеграмму от больного приятеля моего Кондратьева, в коей он умолял меня приехать в ''Аахен'', куда его привезли полумёртвого и где он нуждался в присутствии и сочувственном участии близкого человека. С первым же пароходом я поехал в Одессу из Батума, оттуда в Вену и сюда. Очень жаль, что пришлось расстаться с Боржомом, который был мне очень по сердцу. Я очень тосковал дорогой; теперь некогда предаваться сожалениям и нытью, и Кавказ уже канул в бездну прошлого. Как об каком-то сладком сне вспоминаю Боржом.

Аахен очень несимпатичен, хотя, как всякий немецкий город, чист, благоустроен и представляет все условия для матерьяльного благополучия, коим я и жуирую. Что касается духа, то он как бы несколько удручён, но, впрочем немного. Ничего за все лето не сделал, если не считать моцартовской сюиты, которую я наконец инструментовал (ещё очень немного осталось доделать). Здесь об работе и думать нечего.

Очень радуюсь, что Вы работаете и что работа доставляет Вам удовольствие. По части консерваторских дел скажу Вам, что мне достоверно известно, что ''К. Ю. Давыдов'' охотно бы принял предложение быть профессором у нас. Что Вы об этом думаете? Нельзя ли Фитценхагена в Петербурге пристроить? Конечно, трудно, а хорошо бы ''Давыдова'' иметь в среде наших профессоров. Будьте здоровы, милый Сергей Иванович! В начале сентября буду ненадолго в Москве и увижу Вас.
{{right|Ваш, П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|''22 July 1887''<br/>''[[Aachen]]''}}
{{centre|Dear [[Sergey Ivanovich]]!}}
I think I left [[Moscow]] on the 20th. I traversed the whole length of the Volga; from [[Astrakhan]] I sailed by sea to [[Baku]], from there by rail to [[Tiflis]]. From [[Tiflis]], together with my brother [[Anatoly]] and his family, I travelled to [[Borzhom]] on 10th June. There I drank the mineral waters (similar in consistency to [[Vichy]]), took baths, enjoyed exceptionally varied and wonderful walks, did almost nothing, I read, ate, drank, played vint — in short, everything that is good for the soul — when suddenly I received a telegram from my sick friend [[Kondratyev]], in which he begged me to come to ''[[Aachen]]'', where he had been brought half-dead, and was in need of the presence and sympathetic company of someone close to him. I caught the first steamer from [[Batum]] to [[Odessa]], thence to [[Vienna]] and here. I was very sorry to part from [[Borzhom]], which was very dear to my heart. I very much missed the journey; but now there is no time to indulge in whining and regret, and the Caucasus have already sunk into the abyss of the past. I recollect [[Borzhom]] as a sort of sweet dream.

[[Aachen]] is very unappealing, although, like any German city, it is clean, well-maintained and provides all the conditions for material well-being, in which I'm living. As for my spirits, they are, as it were, somewhat dejected, but only a little. I did nothing the whole summer, unless you count the [[Mozart]] suite, which I finally orchestrated (there's still only a little left to finish). There's no question of working here.

I'm very glad that you are working and that the work affords you pleasure. As regards Conservatory affairs, I'll tell you that I know for sure that ''[[Karl Davydov|K. Yu. Davydov]]'' would gladly accept the offer to be a professor with us. What do you think about this? Couldn't [[Fitzenhagen]] be found a place in [[Petersburg]]? Of course there are difficulties, but it would be good to have ''Davydov'' amongst our professors. Keep well, dear [[Sergey Ivanovich]]! I'll see you in early September when I'll be in [[Moscow]] for a short while.
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}