V. I.

Lenin

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To:   HIS MOTHER

September 11, 1899

I have very sad news for you, Mother dearest. Anatoly died on September 8, and on September 10 we buried him
at Yermakovskoye. There had been no hope of his recovery
for a long time past and the disease had been developing
terribly fast lately. His wife is staying in Yermakovskoye
for the time being. There is a threat that Mikhail
Alexandrovich Silvin will be recruited for the army; he has received
a notice to report in Minusinsk and is going there on
September 14. If he is taken, he will have to serve two years—
two months more than his term of exile.

Nadya and I have now got down to the second volume of Webb without waiting either for the proofs of the first
volume (which would be very useful in editing the translation of the second volume) or the German translation of
Volume II. The job will probably take quite a long time.

I am sending you with this letter a registered packet containing the corrections to my article about Bulgakov.
I ask Anyuta to transfer these corrections to the manuscript
(cutting out the old and pasting in the new) and to get in
touch with the editors about its publication. I should like
to know the fate of the article as soon as possible.

We are all well.

Many kisses, my dear, and regards to all.

Yours,

V. U.

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