In recent decades, biographical museums have played a significant role in St. Petersburg tour programs. The number of museums of literary and artistic biography in St. Petersburg has increased dramatically in the past decades. The reason for this was the presence of a large number of prominent Russian artists in the field of literature in St. Petersburg. Many prominent Russian writers and poets have spent most of their lives in St. Petersburg, owning at least one house in the city that is now a museum commemorating the artist. St. Petersburg lost its title as Russia's political capital after the October Revolution, but to this day retains its other title, the cultural capital of Russia. Many tourists of the tour to Russia, to get better acquainted with the culture and history of Russian art, should include a visit to St. Petersburg in their travel plans because of the number of tourist attractions in St. Petersburg that help them achieve this goal is relatively high. Of course, tourists who want to get acquainted with Russian art culture and history have many other options besides art biographical museums, including visiting top theatre halls and seeing art performances, such as Russian Ballet. For that reason, tourists should remember to learn about most of St. Petersburg attractions that match their taste and expectations if they want to visit these biographical museums because most travel agencies won't include these museums on their St. Petersburg tour program.
Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov was a Russian poet, writer, critic, and publisher born in 1821 in Ukraine. Since his father never supported him, after graduating from the Imperial University of St. Petersburg, he turned to the literary market and published his poems and writings. Nekrasov has been famous for his use of dramatic monologue technique in his writings. Nikolay Nekrasov was one of the significant critics of capitalism and intellectuals. Since he strongly sympathized with the peasants and made many references to their suffering and misery in his poems, he became one of society's heroes. That may be the reason for its immense popularity during the Soviet era. He has also been the editor of several literary magazines in his time. In general, Nikolay Nekrasov is one of the most famous literary figures of nineteenth-century Russia. He died in 1878 of a chronic throat disease. More than 4,000 people attended his funeral, and his funeral somehow turned into a political protest march. Fyodor Dostoyevsky was one of the most prominent literary figures present at his funeral. Of course, the presence of extremist groups in this ceremony was also quite visible. In general, the burial of Nikolay Nekrasov was one of the most magnificent funerals for Russian literary figures to date.
Of course, tourists of Russia tour haven't limited to only choose literary museums as their option to visit the biographical museums on the St. Petersburg tour. Another significant part of St. Petersburg's culture and art, namely theater and music, has many biographical museums on the St. Petersburg tour. Tourists can visit these museums during their St. Petersburg tour programs, depending on their taste and the part they want to get acquainted with during their journey. For example, the State Museum of Theater and Music, located next to the Alexanderinsky Theater, is one of the museums that can help tourists get acquainted with theater and ballet in Russia. Several biographical museums of important Russian military and political figures in St. Petersburg may be of interest to those interested in this part of Russia's history. Among these museums, we can mention the Sergei Kirov Memorial Museum, one of the most famous politicians of the Soviet era in St. Petersburg.
Although The Nekrasov Apartment Museum was opened in 1946, the first Nikolay Nekrasov Memorial Museum was established on the centenary of the poet's birth in 1921. The museum lasted only nine years, and during these nine years, its location had changed many times. Still, it can be said that the exhibits in the museum collection were formed one of the best memorial museums of Nikolai Nekrasov. Sixteen years later, after World War II, Nikolai Nekrasov's house on Liteiny Street, where the poet lived for nearly twenty years until the end of his life, became his memorial museum. That house was also the editorial office of two of the most important Russian literary magazines. Most of the artists, writers, and poets of the second half of nineteenth-century Russia had visited it at some point in their life. The importance of the role that this house has played in the formation of journalism in Russia and Russian literature is not hidden from anyone, which is why the history of this house is considered the history of the history of literary relations of an entire era. Suppose tourists of Russia tour are interested in learning about this part of Russia's history. In that case, they can visit the museum during their travel to Russia to get acquainted with the personal and professional life of Nikolai Nekrasov as well as the history of Russian literature and journalism in the second half of the century. The Nekrasov Apartment Museum is a branch of the National Pushkin Museum.
Tourists can expect to see portraits of Nikolai Nekrasov and his contemporaries in the memorial room during their St. Petersburg tour program. In addition to these portraits, various photographs of famous poets and writers of that period can be seen in this museum. Although the museum's main tourist attraction is Nikolai Nekrasov's personal belongings and home appliances, tourists can also see a significant part of his work and cultural activities while visiting the museum on their tour to St. Petersburg. A large part of Nikolai Nekrasov's writings, including his manuscripts and published books, can also be found in the museum collection. The Nekrasov Apartment Museum has also dedicated sections of the museum to Nekrasov's prominent colleagues in editing his literary magazines so that tourists can become thoroughly acquainted with the literary journalism work environment of that historical period.
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