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		<title>Brett at 13:17, 21 August 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dear [[Modya]]! If [[Bob]] hasn&amp;#039;t left yet, tell him to work out how he can be here by the 19th. I&amp;#039;d be very glad to accompany him to [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Kamanka&lt;/del&gt;]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dear [[Modya]]! If [[Bob]] hasn&amp;#039;t left yet, tell him to work out how he can be here by the 19th. I&amp;#039;d be very glad to accompany him to [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Kamenka&lt;/ins&gt;]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are rehearsals every day. It&amp;#039;s hard to describe the strange sensations I experience, attending the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;commencement&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of an opera again, and in such a small and comparatively impoverished theatre. However, everyone is trying awfully hard, and, it seems, the production will be brilliant &amp;#039;&amp;#039;in its own way&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Out of the performers, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the best of them all. The rest are all inferior to the Petersburgers. Of course, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is no [[Figner]], but he has an enormous advantage — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;musicality&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. I have no qualms about him, because I know that he will always hit the right note and in time. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;intermezzo&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is particularly mesquin, but that ought to be expected. After all, the ballet here consists of four pairs. The orchestra also seems pitiful after &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Piter]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — but not so much in quality as in quantity. They play very nicely. I spend my time almost exclusively in the theatrical sphere, i.e. after rehearsals I go off to dinner at [[Pryanishnikov]]&amp;#039;s in the nice company of [[Přibík]] and some others, unknown to you, but who are most sympathetic. Then I go to bed, and at 7.30 I&amp;#039;m already seated in my box at the theatre. Yesterday I heard &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tartakov&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for the first time in my life in &amp;quot;The Demon&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; is on today. The Plesskys were here today. [[Mitya]] is coming over now to have &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dinner&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with his friend. Tomorrow there are rehearsals and an amateur concert, which I&amp;#039;ve promised to be go to. I&amp;#039;m doing everything to avoid &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Blumenfeld&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. In general, I&amp;#039;d sooner be in [[Frolovskoye]] than [[Kiev]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are rehearsals every day. It&amp;#039;s hard to describe the strange sensations I experience, attending the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;commencement&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of an opera again, and in such a small and comparatively impoverished theatre. However, everyone is trying awfully hard, and, it seems, the production will be brilliant &amp;#039;&amp;#039;in its own way&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Out of the performers, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the best of them all. The rest are all inferior to the Petersburgers. Of course, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is no [[Figner]], but he has an enormous advantage — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;musicality&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. I have no qualms about him, because I know that he will always hit the right note and in time. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;intermezzo&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is particularly mesquin, but that ought to be expected. After all, the ballet here consists of four pairs. The orchestra also seems pitiful after &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Piter]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — but not so much in quality as in quantity. They play very nicely. I spend my time almost exclusively in the theatrical sphere, i.e. after rehearsals I go off to dinner at [[Pryanishnikov]]&amp;#039;s in the nice company of [[Přibík]] and some others, unknown to you, but who are most sympathetic. Then I go to bed, and at 7.30 I&amp;#039;m already seated in my box at the theatre. Yesterday I heard &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tartakov&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for the first time in my life in &amp;quot;The Demon&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; is on today. The Plesskys were here today. [[Mitya]] is coming over now to have &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dinner&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with his friend. Tomorrow there are rehearsals and an amateur concert, which I&amp;#039;ve promised to be go to. I&amp;#039;m doing everything to avoid &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Blumenfeld&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. In general, I&amp;#039;d sooner be in [[Frolovskoye]] than [[Kiev]].  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Brett at 20:04, 28 July 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|Original text={{right|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Киев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{sic|13|14}} дек[абря] 1890&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|Original text={{right|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Киев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{sic|13|14}} дек[абря] 1890&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Милый Модя! Если Боб ещё не уехал, скажи ему, чтобы он рассчитал так, чтобы к 19[-му] быть здесь. Я очень бы рад был вместе с ним в Каменку отправиться.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Милый Модя! Если Боб ещё не уехал, скажи ему, чтобы он рассчитал так, чтобы к 19[-му] быть здесь. Я очень бы рад был вместе с ним в Каменку отправиться.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Репетиции бывают каждый день. Трудно изобразить, какие странные ощущения я испытываю, вновь присутствуя при &amp;#039;&amp;#039;налаживании&amp;#039;&amp;#039; оперы, притом в столь маленьком и сравнительно бедном театре. Впрочем, все ужасно стараются, и, по-видимому, постановка &amp;#039;&amp;#039;по-своему&amp;#039;&amp;#039; будет блестящая. Из исполнителей лучше всех &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Остальные все уступают петербургским. Конечно, и &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039; не Фигнер, но у него огромное достоинство — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;музыкальность&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Я за него покоен, ибо знаю, что он всегда попадёт и в тон, и в такт. Особенно мескинно выходит &amp;#039;&amp;#039;интермедия&amp;#039;&amp;#039;; но это и следовало ожидать. Ведь балет здесь из четырёх пар. Оркестр тоже после &amp;#039;&amp;#039;питерского&amp;#039;&amp;#039; кажется &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;жалким—но &lt;/del&gt;не столько по качеству, сколько по количеству. Играют же очень мило. Время я провожу почти исключительно в театральной сфере, т. е. после репетиции иду обедать к &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Прцнишникову &lt;/del&gt;в милом обществе Прибика и некоторых других, тебе неизвестных, но очень симпатичных. Потом иду спать, а в 7½ сижу уже в своей ложе в театре. Вчера в первый раз в жизни слышал &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Тартакова&amp;#039;&amp;#039; в «Демоне». Сегодня пойдёт «&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;». У Плеских был сегодня. Митя сейчас придёт ко мне &amp;#039;&amp;#039;обедать&amp;#039;&amp;#039; с своим приятелем. Завтра репетиции и концерт любителей, на коем обещался быть. Избегаю &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Блуменфельда&amp;#039;&amp;#039; всячески. Вообще же желал бы быть теперь не в Киеве, а во Фроловском.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Репетиции бывают каждый день. Трудно изобразить, какие странные ощущения я испытываю, вновь присутствуя при &amp;#039;&amp;#039;налаживании&amp;#039;&amp;#039; оперы, притом в столь маленьком и сравнительно бедном театре. Впрочем, все ужасно стараются, и, по-видимому, постановка &amp;#039;&amp;#039;по-своему&amp;#039;&amp;#039; будет блестящая. Из исполнителей лучше всех &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Остальные все уступают петербургским. Конечно, и &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039; не Фигнер, но у него огромное достоинство — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;музыкальность&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Я за него покоен, ибо знаю, что он всегда попадёт и в тон, и в такт. Особенно мескинно выходит &amp;#039;&amp;#039;интермедия&amp;#039;&amp;#039;; но это и следовало ожидать. Ведь балет здесь из четырёх пар. Оркестр тоже после &amp;#039;&amp;#039;питерского&amp;#039;&amp;#039; кажется &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;жалким — но &lt;/ins&gt;не столько по качеству, сколько по количеству. Играют же очень мило. Время я провожу почти исключительно в театральной сфере, т. е. после репетиции иду обедать к &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Прянишникову &lt;/ins&gt;в милом обществе Прибика и некоторых других, тебе неизвестных, но очень симпатичных. Потом иду спать, а в 7½ сижу уже в своей ложе в театре. Вчера в первый раз в жизни слышал &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Тартакова&amp;#039;&amp;#039; в «Демоне». Сегодня пойдёт «&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;». У Плеских был сегодня. Митя сейчас придёт ко мне &amp;#039;&amp;#039;обедать&amp;#039;&amp;#039; с своим приятелем. Завтра репетиции и концерт любителей, на коем обещался быть. Избегаю &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Блуменфельда&amp;#039;&amp;#039; всячески. Вообще же желал бы быть теперь не в Киеве, а во Фроловском.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Обнимаю тебя и Колю.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Обнимаю тебя и Колю.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{right|П. Чай[ковский]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{right|П. Чай[ковский]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|Translated text=&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;|Translated text=&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{right|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kiev]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{sic|13|14}} December 1890&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Dear [[Modya]]! If [[Bob]] hasn&amp;#039;t left yet, tell him to work out how he can be here by the 19th. I&amp;#039;d be very glad to accompany him to [[Kamanka]].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;There are rehearsals every day. It&amp;#039;s hard to describe the strange sensations I experience, attending the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;commencement&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of an opera again, and in such a small and comparatively impoverished theatre. However, everyone is trying awfully hard, and, it seems, the production will be brilliant &amp;#039;&amp;#039;in its own way&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Out of the performers, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the best of them all. The rest are all inferior to the Petersburgers. Of course, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Medvedev&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is no [[Figner]], but he has an enormous advantage — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;musicality&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. I have no qualms about him, because I know that he will always hit the right note and in time. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;intermezzo&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is particularly mesquin, but that ought to be expected. After all, the ballet here consists of four pairs. The orchestra also seems pitiful after &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Piter]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; — but not so much in quality as in quantity. They play very nicely. I spend my time almost exclusively in the theatrical sphere, i.e. after rehearsals I go off to dinner at [[Pryanishnikov]]&amp;#039;s in the nice company of [[Přibík]] and some others, unknown to you, but who are most sympathetic. Then I go to bed, and at 7.30 I&amp;#039;m already seated in my box at the theatre. Yesterday I heard &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tartakov&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for the first time in my life in &amp;quot;The Demon&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;quot; is on today. The Plesskys were here today. [[Mitya]] is coming over now to have &amp;#039;&amp;#039;dinner&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with his friend. Tomorrow there are rehearsals and an amateur concert, which I&amp;#039;ve promised to be go to. I&amp;#039;m doing everything to avoid &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Blumenfeld&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. In general, I&amp;#039;d sooner be in [[Frolovskoye]] than [[Kiev]]. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;I hug you and [[Nikolay Konradi|Kolya]].&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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|Date=14/26 December 1890&lt;br /&gt;
|To=[[Modest Tchaikovsky]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Place=[[Kiev]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Language=Russian&lt;br /&gt;
|Autograph=[[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (a{{sup|3}}, No. 1957)&lt;br /&gt;
|Publication={{bib|1902/25|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 3}} (1902), p. 414 (abridged)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1955/37|П. И. Чайковский. Письма к близким}} (1955), p. 471 (abridged)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1977/40|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XV-Б}} (1977), p. 303&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1981/81|Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Letters to his family. An autobiography}} (1981), p. 471–472 (English translation; abridged)&lt;br /&gt;
|Notes=Original incorrectly dated &amp;quot;13 December&amp;quot; {{OS}} &lt;br /&gt;
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|Original text={{right|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Киев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{sic|13|14}} дек[абря] 1890&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
Милый Модя! Если Боб ещё не уехал, скажи ему, чтобы он рассчитал так, чтобы к 19[-му] быть здесь. Я очень бы рад был вместе с ним в Каменку отправиться. &lt;br /&gt;
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Репетиции бывают каждый день. Трудно изобразить, какие странные ощущения я испытываю, вновь присутствуя при &amp;#039;&amp;#039;налаживании&amp;#039;&amp;#039; оперы, притом в столь маленьком и сравнительно бедном театре. Впрочем, все ужасно стараются, и, по-видимому, постановка &amp;#039;&amp;#039;по-своему&amp;#039;&amp;#039; будет блестящая. Из исполнителей лучше всех &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Остальные все уступают петербургским. Конечно, и &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Медведев&amp;#039;&amp;#039; не Фигнер, но у него огромное достоинство — &amp;#039;&amp;#039;музыкальность&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Я за него покоен, ибо знаю, что он всегда попадёт и в тон, и в такт. Особенно мескинно выходит &amp;#039;&amp;#039;интермедия&amp;#039;&amp;#039;; но это и следовало ожидать. Ведь балет здесь из четырёх пар. Оркестр тоже после &amp;#039;&amp;#039;питерского&amp;#039;&amp;#039; кажется жалким—но не столько по качеству, сколько по количеству. Играют же очень мило. Время я провожу почти исключительно в театральной сфере, т. е. после репетиции иду обедать к Прцнишникову в милом обществе Прибика и некоторых других, тебе неизвестных, но очень симпатичных. Потом иду спать, а в 7½ сижу уже в своей ложе в театре. Вчера в первый раз в жизни слышал &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Тартакова&amp;#039;&amp;#039; в «Демоне». Сегодня пойдёт «&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mignon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;». У Плеских был сегодня. Митя сейчас придёт ко мне &amp;#039;&amp;#039;обедать&amp;#039;&amp;#039; с своим приятелем. Завтра репетиции и концерт любителей, на коем обещался быть. Избегаю &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Блуменфельда&amp;#039;&amp;#039; всячески. Вообще же желал бы быть теперь не в Киеве, а во Фроловском.&lt;br /&gt;
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Обнимаю тебя и Колю.&lt;br /&gt;
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