26 June 1945

Leningrad

Nevsky Street, 114, 25

For: Nazarova, Ludmela Nikolaevna

Dear Linushka,

Thank you so much! I’m ready to work anywhere. Now I need to get a pass, and I’ll start to work on the first. I’m trying not to spend money now for my trip – selling my old dresses and stuff. I’m thinking about selling them for 1.4 or 1.3 rubles. It will be enough for the trip, and then I’ll start to work.

I want you to meet my son, because he is so interesting now. I love him more and more with every single new day. He is so funny now, so fat, everyone says that [about him]. He plays a lot and talks a lot. Well yes, you will see him soon. It will be horrible. He knows how to say the word “Lillie.” I really want it to happen very soon….but, I know it won’t happen now. I need to buy clothes for him, and I need to live by myself somehow.

Sometimes I think that I am scared. I mean it will be scary in Leningrad. Everything will be reminding me about Mom and I don’t like my apartment anyway. A lot of nasty things I don’t want to remember happened there.

I want to see you so bad, give you a hug, and talk to you. I haven’t seen you forever. Leva is still sick. He got wounded in his head and it is very serious. Our life is the same. I don’t even want to write about it. I’ll tell you when I come. Thank you and Yura for everything.

With love.