125 - Viacheslav Ivanovich IVANOV (1866–1949)

Viacheslav Ivanovich IVANOV (1866–1949) 2 handwritten letters in Russian addressed to Maria Ivanovna BALTRUCHAITIS, née Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948), following the death of Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944): -1 letter dated December 27, 1946; V.I. Ivanov was a Symbolist and mystical poet who, as he mentions in this letter, maintained a connection with his beloved deceased relatives, such as his second wife and Jurgis Baltruchaïtis. "You have no idea how much your letter meant to me and how grateful I am to you for it. Jurgis (...) sent me this greeting through you. On January 3, 1944, I wrote a poem about how my departed loved ones appeared to me in a dream as a garden of flowers; suddenly the flowers … were taken away, carried off to some underground place… - But from the scents, the fragrance /(…) / (…) / Upon waking, I understand … the dreams / . . . . my heart hears / Silent ones, my loved ones, hello! / Though you are no longer here before us, - / My soul breathes with your very existence. - Everything you share with me is dear to me, and what a joy it is that Jurgis’s creativity, at the twilight of his earthly days, has blossomed so magnificently. I will be eternally grateful to you if, in accordance with your generous promise, you share with me some of what has been left behind about me: after all, a printed book will not be forthcoming anytime soon. Poor, dear Maria Ivanovna, (...) how much you have suffered! ... But on the whole, you should be grateful for your life and your fate.” -1 letter dated December 27, 1947, exactly the same as the previous one, in an envelope that also contains a reply from Maria Ivanovna Olovyanichnikova (c. 1879–1948) stating that she would like to send him the collection “The Lily and the Sickle.” ENCLOSED A handwritten note signed by Viacheslav I. Ivanov, dated March 18, 1916, specifying a payment of 110 rubles to the publishing house “Les Heures—Оры” for a translation. 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 by descent.