Hello, mama — my dear!

I know that you are not feeling well... One should not fear illness; hold firm, everything passes.

I am sending my children to you. Welcome them and kiss them. They are good children. If I am able, I too will stop by to see you sometime.

I feel well.

Be well. A kiss,

Your Soso.

June 11, 1935.

Iosif Stalin v obyatiyakh semi. Moscow, 1993. P. 18.