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|Date=2/14 June 1870 <br />
|To=[[Ilya Tchaikovsky]] <br />
|Place=[[Soden]] <br />
|Language=Russian <br />
|Autograph=[[Saint Petersburg]] (Russia): {{RUS-SPsc}} (ф. 834, ед. хр. 33, л. 90–91) <br />
|Publication={{bib|1940/210|П. И. Чайковский. Письма к родным ; том 1}} (1940), p. 153 <br/>{{bib|1959/50|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том V}} (1959), p. 221–222<br />
}}<br />
==Text and Translation==<br />
{{Lettertext<br />
|Language=Russian<br />
|Translator=Brett Langston<br />
|Original text={{right|''14/2 июня 1870 г[ода]''<br/>''Соден''}}<br />
{{centre|Милый мой Папочка!}}<br />
С тех пор, как я с Вами расстался, уже прошло полторы недели, а мне кажется, что это было вчера, так скоро прошло время.<br />
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Как и предположено было, я не останавливаясь ехал до Парижа; путешествие это довольно утомительно, и как ни удобны железные дороги вообще, но, когда приходится в течение 3 суток безвыходно сидеть в вагоне, то нервы наконец начинают раздражаться от свистков, звонков, отворяющихся и затворяющихся дверей и т. д.<br />
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Нечего и говорить, что моё свидание с Володей было весьма приятно. Я его нашел более здоровым, нежели ожидал; однако ж нельзя не сознаться, что оно (т. е. здоровье) у него сильно расстроено и что лечиться ему нужно очень серьёзно.<br />
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Мы пробыли в Париже около 4-х суток; разумеется, я провел время приятно, так как город и ресурсы его мне хорошо известны. Если отложить в сторону ложный патриотизм, то нельзя не прийти к заключению, что в отношении комфорта, удобств, словом, всей матерьяльной обстановки, наши столицы сильно отстали от западноевропейских, а уж в особенности от Парижа. У нас хорошо жить одним богачам; в Париже человек с самыми ограниченными средствами может пользоваться всеми прелестями жизни.<br />
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В Содене мы находимся уже 4-ый день. Местечко довольно милое; оно лежит у подножья довольно высокой цепи гор, называемой ''Таунус''. Народу здесь много, но нравы очень простые, не то, что в Бадене, Висбадене и т. п. Володя начал уже пить воды; может быть, и я решусь полечиться ими; говорят, они для нервов полезны.<br />
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Мы здесь пробудем недель 5 и потом отправимся в Швейцарию.<br />
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Вы уж теперь одни, мой милый Папочка, и, вероятно, немножко скучаете! Что-то делает милая ''Пышка''? Если Вы напишете мне, то я буду в восторге. ''Адрес'': Soden (Nassau) neben {{sic|Francfurt|Frankfurt}} am Main, Kurhaus, Herrn P. Tschaikovsky.<br />
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Целую крепко Вас и Л[изавету] М[ихайлавну]. Володя Вам крепко кланяется.<br />
{{right|П. Чайковский}}<br />
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|Translated text={{right|''14/2 June 1870''<br/>''[[Soden]]''}}<br />
{{centre|My dear [[Papochka]]!}}<br />
It's been a week and a half since I left you, but it seems like it was only yesterday, since the time has passed so quickly.<br />
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As anticipated, I travelled to [[Paris]] without stopping <ref name="note1"/>; travelling is rather tiresome, no matter how comfortable the railways are generally, when it comes to being confined to a carriage for 3 days and nights without a break, then one's nerves eventually start to fray from all the whistles, bells, the opening and closing of doors, etc.<br />
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Needless to say, my meeting with [[Vladimir Shilovsky|Volodya]] was very nice. I found him in better health than I'd expected; however, I have to admit that he is extremely poorly, and in need of very serious treatment.<br />
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We stayed in [[Paris]] for around 4 days; of course I spent the time pleasantly, as the city and its resources are well known to me. If one sets aside false patriotism, it is impossible not to conclude that in terms of comfort and convenience, that is, the whole material situation, our capital remains far behind those of western Europe, and especially [[Paris]]. We would do well to live like a rich man, but in [[Paris]] people of even the most limited means can enjoy all the pleasures of life.<br />
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This is already our 4th day in [[Soden]] <ref name="note2"/>. It's quite a nice little place, lying at the foot of a rather wide chain of mountains, called the ''Taunus''. The people here are numerous, but really very ordinary, not like in Baden, [[Wiesbaden]], etc. [[Vladimir Shilovsky|Volodya]] has already begun to drink the waters; perhaps, as I anticipate, they will cure him; they are said to be beneficial for the nerves.<br />
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We will stay here for 5 weeks and then set off for Switzerland.<br />
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You are still on your own, my dear [[Papochka]], and probably a little bored! What is dear ''[[Dumpling]]'' doing?<ref name="note3"/> I would be delighted if you were to write to me. ''The address'': Soden (Nassau) neben {{sic|Francfurt|Frankfurt}} am Main, Kurhaus, Herrn P. Tschaikovsky.<br />
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I kiss you and [[Lizaveta Mikhaylovna]] hard. [[Vladimir Shilovsky|Volodya]] bows sharply to you.<br />
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}<br />
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==Notes and References==<br />
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<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] on the morning of 20 May/1 June 1870, and arrived in [[Paris]] on 23 May/4 June, where he was travelling to see his sick friend [[Vladimir Shilovsky|Vladimir ("Volodya") Shilovsky]].</ref><br />
<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky and [[Vladimir Shilovsky]] arrived in the German spa town of [[Soden]] on 30 May/11 June 1870.</ref><br />
<ref name="note3">"Dumpling" (Пышка), was the pet name of Tchaikovsky's stepmother, [[Yelizaveta Tchaikovskaya]].</ref><br />
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