133 - Nikolai Lazarevich TARASSOV (1882–1910)

Nikolai Lazarevich TARASSOV (1882–1910) A letter in Russian addressed to Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS (1873–1944), written between 1908 and 1910 in Baden; the first part is in verse: "Jurgis! He who moves through the world Will not carelessly cast aside A mysterious and long-standing friendship You and I served together The same beloved, Beauty, Both under the sun and in the storm" "Jurgis! He who makes his way in the world— Will not carelessly let slip The secret key to an old friendship You and I served the same bride— Beauty—together In the sun’s glare and in the gloom of the clouds" ENCLOSED An autographed poem by Jurgis Kasimirovich BALTRUCHAITIS “in memory of N.L. Tarassov,” December 17, 1911, in Mont-Pèlerin (Switzerland). Note Nikolai L. Tarassov was a wealthy patron of the arts of Armenian descent who, together with Nikita F. Baliev, founded the cabaret theater “The Bat—Летучая мышь.” 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.