Source: Tom 17

Tatka!

I received your letter. The books too. The English self-study textbook by Meskovsky (based on the Rosendahl method) did not turn up here. Look for it carefully and send it.

I have already started having my teeth treated. A bad tooth was pulled, the side teeth are being filed down, and in general work is proceeding at full speed. The doctor expects to finish all my dental work by the end of September.

I have not gone anywhere and have no intention of going anywhere. I feel better. I am definitely recovering.

I am sending you some lemons. You will need them.

How are things with Vaska, with Satanka?

Kisses, hard and many, very many.

Yours,

Iosif.

8/IX-30

Source: Iosif Stalin in the Embrace of His Family. From the Personal Archive. P. 31. AP RF. F. 45. Op. 1. D. 1550. L. 36, 37.