Unsigned Russian Cabinet Photo with an autograph note on the verso
the image shows a young woman wearing a dress with a decorated corsage and a long train of flowers, the message on the verso quotes a song by Tchaikovsky and two other songs by Caesar Qui and Evgeny Alenev. All three songs are based on the poem by a famous Russian poet Alexey Apukhtin, 6½ x 4¼, Moscow, no date, circa
TranscriptionНи отзыва, ни слова, ни привета, —Пустынею меж нами мир лежит,И мысль моя с вопросом без ответа…Слова не знаю, когоМузыка ЧайковскогоАдрес Et Beatenberg prei ThunOberland BernoisChalet FreieggНа мои два письма ни одного ответа. Авось карточка будет счастливееTranslationNo recall, no words, no greetings, -World's like an endless desert between us.My thought is just a question without answer...Words by… don't rememberMusic by TchaikovskyAddress Et Beatenberg prei ThunOberland bernoisChalet freieggMy two letters received no response. Perhaps the card will be luckier