BORIS LIFSCHITZ KNOWN AS BORIS SOUVARINE (1895-1984) THREE AUTOGRAPH POSTCARDS SIGNED «BS» TO HENRI DUSSAT

1) Nice, 27 July 1972 Postcard signed «B.S» addressed to «Monsieur Henri Dussat-45, rue Damrémon-Paris 18e». Blue ink. Stamp and postmarks. Postcard representing a general view of the village of Peillon on the French Riviera. In French. 10,5 x 14,5 cm Wetness, otherwise good condition. «... Everything is going according to plan so far. Two thirds of the family are together... It would be better to nest on a peak, like Peillon, than in Nice, even far from the centre... But it would be a privilege not given to anyone to attain. Many called, few chosen...» 2) Val André, 23 July 1973 Postcard signed «B.S» addressed to «Monsieur Henri Dussat-45, rue Damrémon-Paris 18e». Blue ink. Stamp and postmarks. Postcard representing a Breton thatched cottage. In French. 10,3 x 14,8 cm Good condition «I let myself be kidnapped for a few days by the family and here I am in Brittany for a few days... I don’t go out much, as I can’t walk. I read Balzac, Bertrand Russell and Papaioannou...» 3) Nice, 21 August 1977 Postcard signed «B.S» addressed to «Monsieur et Madame Henri Dussat-45, rue Damrémon-Paris 18e». Blue ink. Stamp and postmarks. Postcard representing the Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice. In French. 10 x 14,7 cm Good condition «... In spite of the sad state of my eyes, and of everything else, I still wrote a paper for «E.O.» [Magazine, East & West]. What else can I do, since my physical condition hardly allows me to move? ...» Boris Souvarine. Political activist, journalist, historian and essayist, Russian and French. One of the great critics of Stalinism.