Boldino: Pushkin Museum and family estate

The village of Bolshoe Boldino in the Nizhny Novgorod region is known for the fact that here was the estate of the noble family Pushkin. It was in this place that Alexander Pushkin spent several fruitful months. Today there is a museum dedicated to the writer's life.

The importance of the village of Boldino for Pushkin

Big Boldino turned out to be Pushkin's property at the end of the 16th century. The village was received by Eustace Mikhailovich, a prominent diplomat and governor of the epoch of Ivan the Terrible. The estate became a family nest. During the life of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, it was divided between his uncle and his father.

The great poet and writer never sat on the spot. His whole life was full of different travels. He also visited a family estate. This happened three times: in 1830, 1833 and 1834. During periods of creative activity, the writer looked for "quiet harbors" - places where one could devote himself to his favorite work, without being distracted by the metropolitan vanity. That was Boldino. The Pushkin Museum appeared here for a reason. It was in the family estate that Alexander Sergeyevich spent his most fruitful autumn of 1830. Its value is so great that the literary critics gave this period a separate name. Several months of Pushkin in the Nizhny Novgorod province are known as "Boldin Autumn". Often this phrase is used today as a winged one, wishing to denote an abundant period of the creativity of some other writer.

The reclusive autumn of the writer. Museum created in memory of her

The circumstances, because of which Pushkin spent a long time in Boldino, are noteworthy. In the fall of 1830 he was here, not going to stay for long. However, at the same time, a cholera epidemic began in Russia. In order for the disease not to spread, the authorities forbade residents to leave their native places. Quarantine was introduced, which also touched the writer.

So Alexander Sergeevich stayed in Boldino. The Pushkin Museum in the village is dedicated to his life in the serf village. The cultural institution appeared here in 1949, when the corresponding decree of the state was issued. The estate turned out to be a state property after the revolution of 1917 happened in Russia. Then all noble estates were nationalized. The same typical fate befell Boldino. The Pushkin Museum is located in a former manor house. Here the life of the XIX century is reproduced as accurately as possible. All this is done in order to make it possible for the visitors, on their own experience, to understand the conditions under which the writer spent significant days for himself.

Circumstances of Arrival

In the spring of 1830, a few months before the poet's visit to Boldino, the forthcoming wedding of Alexander Pushkin and Natalia Goncharova was announced. The celebration was to be held in the autumn, but in August the uncle of the groom Vasily Lvovich died. He was the owner of the estate in Boldino. According to the will, Alexander was to receive one of the local villages. Because of the death of a relative, the wedding was canceled.

The nephew went to Boldino. The Pushkin Museum today has expositions devoted to the history of the writer's genus. Many things were passed on from generation to generation.

The poet hoped that he would quickly manage all the economic problems associated with the inheritance of the village. He thought he would stay in Boldino for no more than a month. Pushkin was annoyed that family affairs took the autumn season, when he had traditionally opened a second creative breath. The writer's bad mood was aggravated by a conflict with his mother-in-law. On the eve of his departure, in one of his letters to his mother, Natalia Goncharova said that the bride was "free", that is, she questioned the future wedding.

The news of the cholera epidemic and quarantine, which had already caught Pushkin on the estate, also could not make him happy. The author's anxiety was reflected in some poems written in imprisonment ("Elegy", "Demons", etc.). Nevertheless, peace of mind returned to Pushkin after he received a conciliatory letter from his bride.

Works written in Boldino. How to get to the museum today?

In September, the author began to compose with new forces. "Belkin's Tale", "Little Tragedies" - all this was written at that time. Modern expositions in the former estate include some of the author's drafts. Every year those for whom the work of the great writer is not an empty phrase, go to Boldino (the Pushkin Museum ). How to get to this place? There are buses №43 and №80 to the village. They leave from the Moscow railway station of Nizhny Novgorod.

Pushkin was on the estate without any connection with the outside world. Because of cholera, even mail was banned. Loneliness and detachment from the usual life forced the writer to re-evaluate his whole life, as well as creativity. All this is reflected in his letters and diaries, which were written in Boldino (Pushkin Museum). How to get from Moscow to this place today? In Boldino it is possible to get there by boarding the high-speed train "Burevestnik", which departs from the Kursk railway station.

Life of the museum

In different years of its work the museum has become a place for holding various cultural events. Not all of them are directly related to literature. For example, exhibitions, international competitions and a festival of ballet and opera art were organized here. All this is carried out by the Pushkin Museum in Boldino. The schedule of the institution is as follows: the doors are open for visitors every day from 10:00 to 17:00, except Monday.