In the year marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the A. Kuprin Museum's exhibition hall is presenting an exhibition about the lives of A. Kuprin's relatives and friends during the Great Patriotic War in besieged Leningrad. Museum staff have prepared materials for visitors about the writer's grandson, A. Egorov, who volunteered for the front and fought near Leningrad. Visitors will learn about the hardships of life in Leningrad experienced by E. Kuprina, the writer's wife, as well as about A. Kuprin's friend I. Bilibin, who died in the blockaded city. Black-and-white photographs of streets and cellars convey the full horror and hardships of war.
The exhibition is intended to preserve historical memory and continuity between generations. It helps foster in people a sense of pride in the homeland and its history, to awaken love for their native land and reverence for the immortal deeds of their ancestors. All of this enables visitors to build a close connection with their roots and the world around them and, as a result, to go through life with greater confidence, guided by the heroic past of their people. The exhibition will be on display until the end of the year.
