<…> memoirs of E. M. Tager-Maslova about Mandelshtam. At first, I was going to include these into his collection of poems (and include her short story “Popadia”) with a pretty long introduction (memoiristic in nature), but our publishing house recently went through a certain (hopefully minor) financial setback...

"N<ovoe> R<usskoe> Slovo" dated July 30 <...> has not yet reached me <...>. Therefore, I cannot say anything about Gulev's report on the next book of Novyi Zhurnal. But I know his position in relation to Shalamov...

And what should be done with Shalamov? I do not have it. By the way, did you happen to ask Veronika? They probably have it, they will only skimp. I wrote to the capital about Mosty and Shalamov, but did not receive an answer. Maybe this man has left...