Wartime letters and a postcard inserted in the notebook. Full texts with reading and diplomatic transcription are in the collection Letters from the front .
The author’s bridge to a comrade’s letter is in the chapter School and war (leaf 127).
Letters (separate documents)
| Leaf | Document |
|---|---|
| 128–129 | 20 Apr 1943 — Misha Friolenko to Tanya (not brother Tyoma) |
| 131 | “Tanyusha!” — Gennady |
| 132 | 18 Nov 1943 — Gennady from hospital |
| 133 | 29 Nov 1943 — Gennady |
New Year postcard
Separate page: New Year postcard (leaf 130) .
New Year postcard.
Reading
Multilingual postcard form (Levelezö-Lap / Postkarte / Carte postale…).
“Tanichka! Happy New Year…” — a verse greeting; address and signature need further verification.
As in the manuscript (p. 130)
Таничка! Поздравляю
С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ
…
Full line-by-line reading is by the scan; illegible places marked [?].
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