Tamizdat

Have you seen in the literary supplement to the London “Times” from March 9th my letter regarding their review of L. K. Chukovskaia’s novella, which appeared in Novyi Zhurnal under the title "Sofiya Petrovna" and then in Paris under the title Opustelyi Dom?

Last year Y...

Correspondence 1967

Nikolai Morshen - Roman Goul (January 29, 1967): Roman Goul

What a great job Lydia Chukovskaia did! Both in "Sofiya Petrova" and – in particular – in her letter to Sholokhov. I bow to her to the earth. She is the one the world should admire, not Yevtushenko, even though he may...

Correspondence 1966

Vladimir Markov - Gleb Struve (October 16, 1966): Vladimir Markov

I have not read Chukovskaia’s "Novella," it is difficult for me to begin on prose. Lyda read it and said that it is phony.

Correspondence 1966

Roman Goul - Boris Filippov (October 4, 1966): Roman Goul

I kept the typeset of the novella by L. Chukovskaia and will release it as a separate book. But then I thought that perhaps your publishing house would be interested in publishing this novella? Then I would give you a ready-made typeset. We would save a few hundred dollars...

Correspondence 1966

Kornei Chukovsky - Sonia Gordon (July 15, 1966): Kornei Chukovsky

I was very excited by the news about the little novella being printed abroad without the knowledge or permission of the author. Here It had been in two editorial offices, and apparently, some enterpriser made a copy of it for himself. The author did not know what happened...

Correspondence 1966

Kornei Chukovsky - Sonia Gordon (July 21, 1966): Kornei Chukovsky

I informed my daughter of the fact you reported to me that some quarterly had printed her work, and she would like to know who took it from the editorial office of the

Correspondence 1965

Yuri Annenkov - Kornei Chukovsky. 1965: Yuri Annenkov

I am writing to you <…> also because the Parisian publishing house Piat’ Kontinentov asked me to find out if you received Lyda’s book, which they released in several test copies to be sent to you and Lyda. The publisher really wants to know your opinion on his work and about the potential future of the book...

Correspondence 1966

Boris Filippov - Roman Goul (October 27, 1966): Boris Filippov

About Chukovskaia: my publishing budget is not impersonal but distributed between individual authors and books. I, alas, cannot, for example, replace one book with another, and even publish a book by scrimping on printing costs for other books. Chukovskaia's novella would...

Correspondence 1966

Roman Goul - Boris Filippov (October 23, 1966): Roman Goul

Why is your publishing house so slow to answer about the publication of the novella by Lydia Chukovskaia? I believe this to be a very straightforward matter.

Correspondence 1966

Boris Filippov - Roman Goul (October 11, 1966): Boris Filippov

Many thanks for your proposal to publish the novella by L. Chukovskaia under the brand of our publishing house. I haven't received the second half of the novella yet since I don't yet have the 84th volume of Novyi Zhurnal. As soon as I receive it (this will be any day now)...

Correspondence 1966

Sonia Gordon - Kornei Chukovsky (May 21, 1966): Roman Grynberg

Today I received a local Russian magazine in which your daughter Lydia’s short story "Sofiya Petrovna" was printed (for the first time). The editors indicate in a note that they published it without the knowledge or consent of the author...

Correspondence 1966

Yuri Annenkov - Lydia Chukovskaia (November 11, 1966): Yuri Annenkov

I am very thankful to you for your letter and your response to the book. I do not think you will object the question of translating it into French. As for the introductory article, I think an article by the academic Troyat the academic would be the most valuable...