The estate of the Shakhmatovo Block is inextricably linked with the name of the beloved Russian poet. It is located twenty kilometers from Solnechnogorsk.
In 1875, Shakhmatovo acquired the famous Russian botanist, the rector of the University of St. Petersburg, A.N. Beketov, the grandfather of the future poet. He created here a family nest, laid the traditions and way of life.
Alexandra Blok grandfather brought to the estate insix months old. All his life Alexander Alexandrovich came to the estate in the summer. Here he learned the world, wrote his best poems, was sad and happy, and pondered. Here he met his love - Lyubov Dmitrievna, the daughter of a neighbor, DI Mendeleev, who lived in Boblovo. She became the poet's wife. Alexander Blok passionately and sincerely loved the family estate. He was admired and inspired by the romance of the estate, the magnificent nature? his surroundings. Here he wrote almost three hundred works.
The estate of the Shakhmatovo Block, or rather its main house, was rebuilt in 1910 according to the design of the poet himself. In 1921, during the peasant revolt, the estate was burned.
The Museum-Estate of Blok in Shakhmatovo began to be createdin 1984 in the same place where the estate was located. However, accurate information about his whereabouts was not preserved. According to the memoirs of the indigenous people of these places, they managed to find out exactly where Shakhmatovo, the Blok’s manor, was located. The museum received its first guests in the main house of the estate in early August 2001. To date, the main house, the carriage house, outhouse, barn has been completely recreated.
Manor Alexander Block "Shakhmatovo" is not at allis great. It is surrounded by centuries-old fir and linden. It is pleasant to walk along the shady paths, to admire the poet’s recreated house, an outbuilding, which is buried in thickets of wild rose, lilac and jasmine.
The Shakhmatovo Block-Manor Museum offers guests tours of the house that tell visitors about the lives of its owners, their habits and dreams.
Since 1970Famous and today very popular All-Russian poetry festivals are held on the beloved Klukovskaya Polyana. It has become a good tradition to hold them on the first Sunday of August. The Alexander Blok Museum occupies two floors. On the ground floor there is an entrance hall, a grandmother’s room, a dining room with access to the park, a blue lounge, a grandfather’s office, a room of Lyubov Dmitrievna Blok, the poet’s wife.
Excursions in the museum are held daily.Guides will tell visitors about the color of the nation, famous people who visited the estate, about the rich and vibrant life of the intelligentsia at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, about their daily worries and hobbies.
Manor of the Shakhmatovo Block, whose address isMoscow region, Solnechnogorsk district, Solnechnogorsk, ul. Quay 11, waiting for guests, fans of the great poet. Thousands of our compatriots have already visited this historic place. Many lovers of poetry will be interested in the estate of the Shakhmatovo Bloc. How to get to it, we will tell in this article a little later.
The interior of the house is recreated bythe memoirs of M. A. Beketova - the poet's aunt. In her memoirs, she described in great detail how the rooms of the house looked like, what kind of furniture they had, she even described such details as wallpaper on the walls and small decorative elements. This information was invaluable to those who restored the estate.
The exhibition presents both authentic itemsbelonged to the family of the poet, who kindly provided the museum with relatives of Blok and typological objects. Crossing the threshold of this house, visitors are immersed in the atmosphere of everyday life of the estate of Russian noblemen of the XIX-XX centuries.
Famous translator, daughter of the illustriousRussian traveler and researcher G. S. Karelin - E. G. Beketova - was Alexander Blok's grandmother. Her room is on the first floor of the museum. The decor is very modest - a polished elegant table by the window, a chair with mahogany armrests, a large and cozy chair.
As many visitors point out, it’s surprisinghow modestly, and sometimes even ascetic the decoration of Shakhmatovo. Manor Block (photo and video inside the house for some reason prohibited), has one very interesting room, which the poet mentions in his poem "Retribution". This is the blue lounge. Its walls are covered with blue wallpaper, on which lighter blue lilies are applied.
Here every evening all the inhabitants of the manor gatheredthey played charades, read aloud, listened to music, met numerous relatives and friends. The decoration of this room is an old black piano, which the museum presented to Marietta Shaganyan. Once upon a time, the great Sergey Rachmaninov played on this instrument.
This room is also quite concisely decorated - white ceiling and walls, a table covered with a white cloth, and a clock with weights on the wall. From the dining room there is access to the park.
Manor of the Block "Shakhmatovo" recreates the situationoffice in which the poet worked. It is located on the second floor. Here is the old desk, which went to the poet from his father. He has his secrets - secret mailboxes, where Block kept his wife's letters, some manuscripts. Today, visitors can see the authentic bamboo shelf, wicker chair and bookcase, which were brought from the apartment of the poet in St. Petersburg. In addition, there is a travel box and a bench. The room is spacious, it has a lot of light thanks to the large windows, which offer a magnificent view of the surroundings.
At the entrance to the yard from the station isouthouse. Today it houses the permanent exhibition “Beyond the Last Days ...”, which tells about the history of the acquisition of Shakhmatov, about famous people who visited the estate. She came to visit the estate, and the great-grandmother of the poet A. N. Karelina lived in the outhouse. In 1904, Block and his young wife began to live in it.
"Shakhmatovo" (Blok's estate), surrounded by a smallbut a very picturesque park. Today it contains rare plants that Bloom and his relatives planted. It is especially beautiful in summer, when the manor is simply buried in flowers.
You can continue exploring the museum’s exhibits atTarakanovo village, which is located three kilometers from the estate "Shakhmatovo". In the surviving building of the former Zemstvo school, which has been preserved since the Blok times, an exhibition dedicated to the work and life of the poet has been created. Here are copies of his drawings, reproduction of his manuscripts and numerous photographs of the Block and the Beketovs. Here you can see portraits of friends and the very first editions of poems, favorite books by Alexander Blok. You may be interested to see the metric book from the church of Michael the Archangel. It was funeral in 1902, the grandfather of the poet A. N. Beketov. Alexander Alexandrovich was also married here.
In the village of Tarakanovo, in addition to the Zemstvo school, there are two more buildings - the house of the teacher and the ruins of the church of Archangel Michael.
Если вы едете на автомобиле из столицы, то в Solnechnogorsk you should turn right to the village Tarakanovo. At the next fork, after a few hundred meters, turn right again. There are no pointers here. Pass to the T-shaped intersection, there you will see “On Shakhmatovo”. To the goal you will be only five hundred meters.
From the railway station "Podsolnechnaya", you can take bus number 24 to the stop "Selo Tarakanovo" and then walk about 2.5 km.
Most visitors to the museum-estate remainpleased with his visit. Employees, knowledgeable and loving professionals, who tell a lot about the life of the poet. The restored manor house is surrounded by a wonderful park.
Manor Block "Shakhmatovo" somewhat disappointedsome visitors with a small number of authentic exhibits, as well as a ban on photographing and video filming inside the museum. But at the same time, they thank the staff of the museum for the reverent attitude to the memory of the beloved poet and for the tremendous work of restoring the estate.
