On the birthday of the 'sun of Russian poetry' a solemn opening of the inter-museum exhibition '“O Russian word, native!”' took place at the Penza Literary Museum, dedicated to three anniversary dates — the 225th anniversary of A.S. Pushkin, the 220th anniversary of F.I. Tyutchev, and the 200th anniversary of I.S. Aksakov.
The exhibition was created as part of the national project 'Culture', thanks to the close cooperation of the State Budgetary Cultural Institution 'Association of State Literary and Memorial Museums of the Penza Region' with the State Museum of the History of Russian Literature named after V.I. Dal, with the direct and comprehensive support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Penza Region.
The ceremonial event began with the first-day cancellation of envelopes specially issued for the 225th anniversary of the great writer. The postage stamp on these envelopes features a fragment of Pyotr Konchalovsky's painting 'Pushkin Composes Verse' and an illustration to the novel 'Eugene Onegin' by artist Anatoly Itkin, 'Tatyana at the Ball'. The first-day postmark and the commemorative envelopes were provided by the deputy chairman of the Penza regional branch of the Union of Philatelists of Russia, Boris Moskalyov.
Continuing the Pushkin theme, 'the poet himself' appeared before the guests. He presented a staged mini-performance about the process of writing the novel 'Eugene Onegin' and announced ballroom dances. After the theatrical performance, guests were invited to the official part of the inter-museum exhibition opening.
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Penza Region Roman Yakupov delivered the opening remarks, noting that A.S. Pushkin opened a new era in Russian literature!
'Thanks to the national project 'Culture', supported by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, we now have a unique opportunity to host an exhibition from the V.I. Dal Museum and to become acquainted with the works of the great Russian poets,' Roman Yakupov shared, urging the preservation of our unique Russian language.
Natalya Poleva, General Director of the State Budgetary Cultural Institution 'Association of State Literary and Memorial Museums of the Penza Region', assured those gathered that the State Museum of the History of Russian Literature named after V.I. Dal is a flagship among Russian literary museums and that it is a great honor for the Association to participate in such a project.
'It is no coincidence that the exhibition opens on Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's birthday. Today we declare our love for the Russian language! Our language is undoubtedly rich and beautiful,' said Natalya Poleva and wished the guests to fully enjoy this project.
Daria Spevyakina, Head of the Exhibition Activities Department of the V.I. Dal Museum, spoke about her museum, noting that it is hard to find a more suitable figure than Vladimir Ivanovich Dal to unite Russian literature and the Russian language.
After the official opening of the exhibition, Daria Spevyakina led a tour during which she spoke about A.S. Pushkin's posthumous mask dating from the 1930s–1950s, F.I. Tyutchev's family album, as well as unique painted and graphic images, photographs and manuscripts, documents, letters and books displayed in the cases. All these exhibits tell about the life and literary 'points of intersection' of A.S. Pushkin, F.I. Tyutchev and I.S. Aksakov, about the unique significance of their creative and official activities and of the word for Russia and posterity.
Visitors also had the opportunity to take part in an interactive quiz that included questions about these great figures.
The exhibition will be open to visitors for two months.
