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Karabikha State Memorial Literature Museum Preserve of N. A. Nekrasov: Inspiration Lives Here

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Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov, a classic of Russian literature, publicist and literary critic, one of the most famous poets in Russia spent the last years of his life in a country estate in the village of Karabikha. Today, this manor is a museum-preserve dedicated to the poet’s life and work. It is believed that this is the only estate complex in Yaroslavl region of the second half of the 18th century that has retained its original appearance to the present day.

Karabikha estate was built in 1740s on the orders of the Princes Golitsyns. This land belonged to them at the time. In 1861 Nikolay Nekrasov bought the estate where he spent almost every summer until his death in 1877. It was this house where the poet created his main works, which are still being studied in Russian schools: the poems "Grandfather Frost the Red Nose", "Russian Women", "Who is Happy in Russia?" After the Revolution, the estate was nationalized and the manor was given to the needs of the state farm, then the sanatorium and the orphanage. It was decided to turn it into a museum in 1946. Now the estate is surrounded by a park and a garden with ponds. N. Nekrasov’s personal belongings, his library and the first editions of his works tell about the life and work of the poet in Karabikha. There is also a Turkish striped sofa in the house, on which Nekrasov took a rest. The poet was also a passionate hunter, so the rifles and stuffed birds have been preserved in the estate. A poetry festival dedicated to Nekrasov is held in Karabikha on the first Saturday of July.

Karabikha State Memorial Literature Museum Preserve of N. A. Nekrasov: Inspiration Lives Here

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