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es me, out of egotistical motivations, that Little Tanichka does not want to go to
Russia. I just hope it is not because of v.
A.,[8]
who really doesn’t have enough mar-
row in his bones for such a strong creature.
Cordial greetings to all, from your,
Einstein.
313. To Maja Winteler-Einstein
[Berlin, 28 August 1924]
Dear Sister,
You’re right to complain about my awful silence …
…
I had to suffer directly from Mosz[kowski]’s book—even kindly Planck thought it
was a
“catastrophe”[1]
…
Being on the League of Nations Committee appealed to
me.[2]
In general, a more
hopeful time has dawned on European circumstances. The mentality over here ac-
tually leaves the most to be desired, which isn’t incomprehensible, though.