Correspondence (in Russian), photographs and publicity material from N. Malko.

A Russian conductor and old friend of Chain, who worked in Copenhagen and Prague and later emigrated to U.S.A.

Letter of 8 December 1935 congratulates Chain on his appointment at Oxford, and insists that he cannot instruct Chain, who is a difficult pupil, in conducting.

Other letters during 1930s include information and gossip about various composers and musicians.