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Joseph Stalin autograph letter signed as leader of the Soviet Union to his young daughter. Just before the Great Terror and his violent Great Purge policy, he writes to his nine year-old, Svetlana Alliluyeva. Dated 8 September 1935, in red grease pencil, it translates in part to: ''...I got your letter. Thank you for not forgetting about your Daddy. How are your secretaries doing? Please, find some time to write me about them. I'm doing fine, just missing you. I kiss you very much...Stalin''. After her mother's apparent suicide and two marriages, Svetlana defected to the United States in 1967. Single page letter measures 5.25'' x 7.75''. Creasing, else near fine.
Stalin's Sweet Letter to His 9 Year-Old Daughter Around the Time of His Violent Great Purge Policy -- ''...I got your letter. Thank you for not forgetting about your Daddy...'' -- 1935
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