Dear Vladimir Dmitrievich! Only this morning did I receive the terrible news. I cannot go to Moscow, but at least in a letter I want to shake your hand firmly, firmly, to express my love and the love of all of us for Vera Mikhailovna and to support you even a little, as much as a person can in your terrible grief. Take good care of your daughter's health. Once again, I shake your hand firmly, firmly.
Your V. Lenin

The letter to V. D. Bonch-Bruevich was written concerning the death of his wife, I. M. Velichkina-Bonch-Bruevich, member of the Collegium of the People's Commissariat of Health, which occurred on September 30, 1918.