50 - BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944)

BALTRUCHAITIS, Jurgis Kasimirovich (1873–1944) A significant collection of about fifty autographs, poems, excerpts from notebooks, and writings—unfinished and likely unpublished—in Russian, most of which can be dated between 1897 and 1903. It reveals his inspirations and reflections (“For every step of joy, there are a thousand steps of suffering”), as well as poems ranging from rough drafts to highly polished works. It includes a adaptation of Guippius (printed and annotated), as well as one of an old folk love song: "Sept. 19, 1899 The past, like a ghost, stands before me, Submissive to the soul’s memory And dares to be embraced by the oppressive silence, By the fabric torn by oblivion…” The song goes: “Shadows of the past, Happiness now asleep, Once again, like ghosts, Rise before me…” MC Provenance -Jurgis Kasimirovich Baltruchaïtis (1873–1944), Lithuanian diplomat and poet. -Their son, Jurgis Jurgissovich Baltruchaïtis (1903–1988), historian. -His wife, Hélène Baltruchaïtis (1908–2004), née Castel-Focillon, daughter of Henri Focillon (1881–1943). -Then through descendants.