V. I.

Lenin

1907

155

LENIN AND KRUPSKAYA TO LENIN’S MOTHER

June 27, 1907

Mother dearest, For a long time I have not written you anything. Anyuta
has probably told you of our plans for a holiday. I came
back terribly tired. I have now completely recovered. Here
you can have a wonderful rest, swimming, walking, no people and no
work. [1] No people and no work—that is the best thing for me. I expect to be here another fortnight
or so and then to return to work. Nadya and her mother are well and are having a good holiday.

How are you all fixed up there? Are you well? Have you seen Anyuta? Where is she? With you now, or with
Mark? When you can, drop me a line or ask Mitya to.

I embrace you fondly, Yours,

V. Ul .

Regards from me to Mitya and his wife.

Dear Maria Alexandrovna, Volodya does not usually send regards and so I send
regards to you from Mother and myself. We also send regards
to all our people. I can confirm the fact that we are having
a good rest; we have all put on so much weight it’s not
decent to show ourselves in public.... Here there is a pine
forest, sea, magnificent weather, in short, everything is
excellent. It is also a good thing that there is no housekeeping to do. And what sort of a rest are you having? How is your malaria? Have you got rid of it completely? Do
you go mushrooming? How are you, in general, and what are you doing? Here we are cut off from the whole world;
although there is a post six times a week nobody writes
anything. Once again I embrace you fondly.

Yours,

Nadya

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Notes:
[1]
On his return from the Fifth (London) Party Congress Lenin rested
for several weeks at N. M. Knipovich’s country house near the
Stjernsund Lighthouse (now the Ozerki Housing Development,
Vyborg District, Leningrad Region).