The kind person approximately in 1913, apparently, in a minute of psychological depression, at the moment of exasperation writes in one of letters to one of addressees: "Will burst a thunder, and then you'll have to beg not one day a forgiveness and to bow before the whole world; and when you will become ashes, echoes of this thunderstorm will reach those who are not now born, and you will make the coup - into your coffins".
Is it possible for me , dear Ivan Alekseyevich, to ask you what you think of kindness, of defenselessness, and of the fate of an abstract kind man, what you think of bitterness, anger ... These questions may be sound as naпve: eternal themes. Nevertheless, if there is a mood, write me about them...
I returning, dear Ivan Alekseyevich, to one of formulations of subjects of my letter: "to write and work and to act or refrain from writing and working and action?".
There will be time, write Your answer, expound Your reflections.
Your Maxim Gorky (Alexei Peshkov)."
After reading the text of the letter, Gorky meditated some moments.
- Eternal themes! - he said.
Having sighed, he wrote on a top margin of the first page of the letter: "The drafts!".
Gorky returned to giving out the books to readers of the Cafй-Library.
- What author, what book are interesting for you ? Again Jack London? We have in the catalog a section "American Literature". You can choose to yourself more authors.
He clarified the words, been heard from the reader:
- A little later? Do you plan then - Dreiser? And now you want to - Jack London? But yet after reading, look the catalog ...
May 13, 2017.
Translation from Russian into English: 28 October 2017 - 29 October 2017.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Сказка о не отправленном письме М. Горького И.А. Бунину'.
4. The dialogue about Peter the Great
- Mr. Ivanov! - Florenty Fyodorovich Pavlenkov (Florence F. Pavlenkov) invited writer to talk.- In the series "Life of remarkable people" is scheduled for publication the biographies of statesmen.
Reader's interest and the reader's demand is currently such that the biographies of Russian writers - are the maximally popular.
Author, invited to talk, nodded, agreeing.
Pavlenkov continued:
- Now that the nineteenth century is coming to an end, in Russia is difficult to reach agreement on the issues about the evaluation of those or other Russian historical figures.
- Yes, - Ivanov reacted.
- But readers relate to our series with confidence. Paying heed to their trust, their desire to obtain basic knowledge of history of Russia, Russian state figures, we have to publish a biography of Peter the Great.
Ivanov nodded again, agreeing.
- How do you think Mr. Ivanov, is it correct to see in the biography of Peter the Great two biographies: his personal biography, characterizing his life's path, and the biography of the Russian Empire? - Pavlenkov asked.
- In 1721 Peter I declared the Russia as an Empire, - Ivanov reacted. - There are scientific definitions of the concept of "Empire". The empire is defined as a vast state that includes the territories of other peoples and states. Discussions are held about the content of the scientific definition.
In the ordinary consciousness - an Empire is a powerful, "brilliant" state.
The fates of Peter the Great and the Russian Empire are interrelated.
The processes that led to the emergence of the Russian Empire, began long before Peter I.
There are challenges, that facing any government. For example, state must to ensure the independence, security, development, trade and cultural relations with other countries.
The solution to these "standard" tasks in the specific conditions of Russia led to the emergence of the Russian Empire.
Pavlenkov looked at Ivanov with interest. Ivanov continued:
- Victory in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380 - one of the most important events in the process of gaining independence by Russia. But this victory was the result of the summing of different factors. For example, a significant role was played by the internecine wars in the Golden Horde. Troops of the Golden Horde were repeatedly defeated by the army of Tamerlane. The Great Stand on the Ugra river in 1480 completed the acquisition of Russia's almost complete political independence.
However, safety was far away. One example is the existence of so-called Qasim Khanate or Kingdom of Qasim within Russia since 1445 in 1681.
Before Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Ivan the Terrible) were the tasks: and centralization, and security.
Ivan IV Vasilyevich was born in 1530; Grand Prince from 1533, the first Russian Tzar since 1547. He died in 1584.
Peter the Great was born in 1672; Russian Tsar from 1682, Emperor of Russia since 1721.
About one hundred and fifty years were between the periods of activity of Ivan IV Vasilyevich and Peter the Great.
There are surnames and place-names that "connect" the period of the reign of Ivan IV Vasilyevich and Peter I the Great.
In 1558, the Stroganov Grigory receives an official document from Ivan IV on ownership of desert land on both sides of the Kama river, from the mouth of the Lysva to the Chusovaya River.
In 1568 to the possessions of Stroganov by an official document from Ivan IV were attached the lands on the 20 miles up of the Chusovaya River .
In 1574 Ivan IV attaches lands along the Tobol River to the possessions of Stroganov.
Stroganovs received the right to populate the earth with people, judge them during 20 years old, not to pay government taxes and duties. Stroganovs had the right to build cities, to have military men, produce cannons.
On acquired lands Stroganovs develops salt, fish, ores extraction, cultivates arable farming.
The Stroganovs owned vast lands and received a large income from the salt and trade furs. They were not subject to Royal governors and, subject only to the personal Royal court.
In 1581 the Stroganovs recruited, equipped, armed, sent a detachment of Cossacks under command of ataman Yermak Timofeyevich.
In 1582 Ermak breaks the troops of Kuchum Khan and enters into the capital of the Siberian Kingdom (Khanate of Sibir) Isker (Qashliq).
In 1584 completed the period of the reign of Ivan IV but the Stroganovs continue to be active in Russian history.
Stroganovs had a significant monetary and military assistance to the Second Volunteer Army..
In the first years of the reign of Michael I of Russia, the first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov, when the Treasury was depleted, and often lacked the funds for the maintenance of military men, the Stroganovs had major cash and food aid to the state.