House-museum of Chukovsky: excursions, history

The Chukovsky House-Museum hospitably welcomes its visitors already for several decades. Even during his lifetime, the poet complained that readers are not familiar with all the facets of his work. Expositions presented in the museum, fill the lack of information on the life and creative activity of the writer that existed for many years. Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky appears before the visitors not only as a children's poet, but also as a publicist, literary critic, serious critic, translator, journalist, public figure.

Address of the cottage

The house-museum of Korney Chukovsky is located in the holiday village of Peredelkino. This place in the suburbs is well known not only to the residents of the capital, but also to any citizen who cherishes the literary heritage of the country.

It was in this village that many well-known Soviet writers lived and worked , whose work falls on the period from 1930 to 1990. It is not surprising that Peredelkino is often called a writer's dacha.

One of the houses of the cottage village with his family was occupied by Kornei Ivanovich. Subsequently, the house-museum of Chukovsky was organized here. The location of the famous summer residence is known to many today. In the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region, in the village of Peredelkino, on Serafimovich Street, at number 3, and today we are glad to see the guests.

What does the interior of the house say?

Creating a house-museum Chukovsky, his staff tried to make sure that the writer's dacha saved the warmth that it was always filled with during the life of Korney Ivanovich.

To this end, the museum retains many of the writer's personal belongings, furniture, and interior items. Books on the shelves, paintings and graphics on the walls, other objects in the apartment environment indicate the connection of the owner of the dacha with many talented contemporaries.

Reminder of the true friendship and today stores the house-museum of Chukovsky. Ilya Repin, Alexander Blok, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Alexander Kuprin, Alexander Solzhenitsyn and many other well-known representatives of the Russian intelligentsia were among the acquaintances and friends of the writer.

The poet's attitude towards children

The house museum of KI Chukovsky keeps many things, a description of which can be found in works for children - a black disk phone, a water jug, a miracle wood model. Children who came to visit the writer, recognized these items, which always caused them indescribable ecstasy. And the writer with love kept things that became so famous due to his works, most of which have been revered by the kids for decades.

Chukovsky's attitude toward the younger generation was also of special importance. The writer was always happy to receive the young guests in his house. In the last years of life such meetings became regular. Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky liked to talk with children, he arranged games with them, read his works aloud. On the territory of the dacha there was a place where they lit a fire and arranged all sorts of amusements around it, conducted heart-to-heart talks or simply dreamed. Children from all over the village gathered for such events.

The house-museum of Korney Chukovsky in Peredelkino has preserved the tradition of holding "fires" to the present day. This event takes place every year in the museum in autumn and spring, and children from different parts of the country come to visit it.

Family writer

Chukovsky's house museum in Peredelkino carefully preserves materials relating not only to the poet's life and work, but also to his family. And she was big and very friendly. Maria Borisovna Chukovskaya is the faithful companion of the writer. Kornei Ivanovich had a hard time surviving the death of his wife, with whom they lived together for 52 years.

The two older children of the writer followed in the footsteps of his father and also were associated with literary activity. The house-museum of KI Chukovsky owes much to the daughter of the writer - Lydia Korneevna. It was thanks to her that the atmosphere that existed during the life of his father was recreated here. She accepted the first visitors to the museum. She had to show firmness and perseverance, when the country was threatened with closure.

Boris, the youngest son of the writer, died during the war with the fascist invaders, and daughter Maria died as a child. Loss of children Chukovskie heavily worried.

Later the family was replenished with grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom Korney Ivanovich and his wife gladly accepted at home. House Chukovsky, as already mentioned, has always been full of children.

Democratic views of the writer

It is a well-known fact that Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky was an adherent of democratic views even in those times when they were not welcomed by the government of the country, the political party. This was also the reason for strained relations with colleagues.

The confrontation was so serious that, shortly before his death, Chukovsky compiled a list of the names of writers who were not supposed to be present at his funeral.

But the house in Peredelkino has always been open to people with progressive views. For example, Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn lived for a long time at the Chukovsky's dacha. Here he was assigned a cabinet where the writer worked. Expositions of the museum tell us about this interesting fact.

House-museum of Chukovsky. Excursions and Expositions

Since 1994, the dacha, where Kornei Ivanovich Chukovsky lived, received the status of a branch of the State Literary Museum. In 1996, the restoration work was over. Since then, the writer's house regularly receives visitors.

The staff of the museum gives guests the opportunity to choose themed excursions, lectures and other events. They have developed special programs for schoolchildren, students, young children and their parents. The materials of lectures, expositions of the museum acquaint visitors with the work of the writer, his attitude to literature. During the excursions you can learn about the history of creating popular works of Chukovsky, hear many instructive stories from the life of the writer, gain new knowledge about Russian literature.

On a visit to the writer

The house of Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky is waiting for his visitors every day, except Monday. Specify the schedule of the museum, topics of excursions, lectures, festive events can be on the official website of the State Literary Museum. Information on the cost of entrance tickets and other types of services is also given here.

To get to the writer's dacha, guests and owners of the capital can use the railway transport. The electric train departs from Kievsky Station and follows to the station Peredelkino.

On the way from the station to the museum visitors will have time to enjoy the beauty of the pine forest, breathe in its aromas. And the excursion prepared by the museum staff will be an unforgettable event in the life of children and adults.