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[Russian emigration]. Postcard with handwritten letter from futurist artist David Burliuk to G. Puzis (sent from New York USA, to Moscow, USSR). - 1964. - 11x14,3 cm. - Description: Letter is in Russian. If translated: ”25.VIII.64 (August 25, 1964). The Burliuk. Hampton Bays, 11946 N.Y. USA. Dear friend Puzis, thank you for your concern for my political upbringing. Our press gives us full information every day about everything that is happening in your Soviet homeland and was happening during the time of Stalin - 1929-1930 (!!). We have always stood for peace, friendship and mutual respect and tolerance. We are against war, strife and disputes. I have a book about Chaliapin near at hand: State Publishing House Moscow (1957) - 855 pages! The most complete information - fuller than the usual ones, familiar to Chaliapin from 1897-1917 - about two grand pianos given to him by Tsarina Maria and Alexandra. I saw them at his place in Nov.[November] 1917. I dined with Chaliapin in Moscow, in 1917, Nov. [in November]. Mayakovsky beat him by 400 rubles on billiards, I got 40 rubles. Chaliapin was an ardent anti-Soviet abroad. With love. Hello, David Mailly Burliuk. N.B. Our press is writing about you in a friendly way, not allowing any disrespectful boyish attacks”. Defects: Condition report by request.