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Vienna, 2 February 1913. "Vasily" in Petersburg, to Roman Vatslavovich Malinovsky. Peski, Mytninsky Street 25, Apt. 10. From Vasily.

Hello, old friend. For the time being, I am sitting in Vienna and... writing all sorts of rubbish. We shall meet. Please answer the following questions: 1) How are things with Pravda? 2) How are affairs in the faction? 3) How is the group doing? 4) How is A.Sh. and Bi? 5) How is Aleksei?

Ilyich does not know about all this precisely and is worried. If you have no time, let B. [Badaev -- Ed.] write immediately. Tell Vetrov not to print "The National Question" but to send it here. Address: Vienna, Schonbrunner Schlossstrasse, No. 30, Apt. 7, to Mr. Troyanovsky. The article must be sent today if possible. B-na's letter to Vienna has been received. Galina sends her greetings to her and to you. Galina says that the letter you left for her she passed to Ilyich for forwarding to you, but Ilyich apparently forgot to pass it on. I shall be seeing Ilyich soon and will try to retrieve it for forwarding to you. Greetings to Stefania and the children. Yours,

Vasily.

Ostrovsky, A.V. Who Stood Behind Stalin. p. 384.

RGASPI. F. 558. Op. 1. D. 47. L. 1.

NOTE

Galina -- E.F. Rozmirovich, wife of A.A. Troyanovsky. Stefania -- S.A. Malinovskaya, wife of R.V. Malinovsky.