V. I.

Lenin

169

To:   HIS MOTHER

September 30, 1908

Mother dearest, I have not written to you for a long time; I hoped that
Manyasha would come and tell me about you but her journey is constantly being postponed. It would be a good
thing if she could come in the second half of October (New
Style) and we could take a trip to Italy together. I am
thinking of taking a week’s holiday when I have finished my
work (it is now drawing to a close). [1]

On October 11 I shall be in Brussels for three days and shall return here
afterwards and might think of a trip to
Italy. [2] Why should not Mitya come here, too? He ought to take a rest after all
his work with the sick. Of course, you must invite him,
too—we could go for some splendid walks together. If there
are money difficulties, you must take the money Anya has
in the bank. I hope I shall now earn a lot.

It would be fine if we could take a trip to the Italian
lakes. They say it is excellent there in the late autumn.
Anyuta will probably come and stay with you soon, so you
can send Manyasha and Mitya.

I embrace you fondly, my dear, and wish you good health.

What is autumn in the country like? Here it is not bad.

The summer has been rotten, but now there are occasionally
some real summer days.

All our people here are well and wish me to give you their best regards.

Yours,

V. Ulyanov

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Notes:
[1]
The work referred to was Lenin’s book Materialism and Empiriocriticism .— Ed .

[2]
In October 1908 Lenin went to Brussels to attend a meeting of
the International Socialist Bureau; the trip to Italy did not take
place.