Lot #64

Joseph Stalin Autograph Letter Signed to His Children — a letter published in his daughter's autobiography

Description

The Soviet dictator sends “sweets” to his children, a letter published in his daughter's autobiography, Twenty Letters to a Friend

Rare ALS in Cyrillic, signed “Secretary of Setanka, J. Stalin,” one page, 6.5 x 9.5, April 18, 1935. A playful handwritten letter in red pencil from Joseph Stalin, who writes to his children, “Vasya,” his 14-year-old son, Vasily, and “Setanks,” his nine-year-old daughter, Svetlana. The letter, which hints at his Communist background, in full (translated): “I send you sweets, which were received by your mother from Grandmother from Tiflis [Stalin's old home where he studied theology]. Divide them in equal parts, please no fighting. You can make a treat of whatever you want.” In fine condition. Svetlana published this letter in her 1967 autobiography, Twenty Letters to a Friend. A seldom-seen ‘soft side’ of the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
• Dates: #680 - Ended December 06, 2023

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