Reply to a Divorce Petition

From Reply to a Divorce Petition (Moscow). 1961

 

Translated by Deborah A. Field

Original Source: Tsentral’nyi munitsipal’nyi arkhiv Moskvy, f. 819, op. 3, d. 3143, ll. 23-24.

Unfortunately my husband, a member of the Communist party … did not understand the directives and demands of our party, the government, and the historical decisions of the twenty-second party congress and up to now had not drawn the appropriate conclusions, has not reformed, and therefore, instead of striding with all of the Soviet people towards communism, being an example in the struggle to strengthen the principles of communist morality, preserving his family from disintegration, showing father love towards his young children and wife, affection respect, constant concern for them and guaranteeing a happy childhood for each one of children, he has, under the strong influence of the morally corrupted women surrounding him … and others … used great quantities of alcoholic drinks and … begun a battle against his family.

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