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This Wonderful Crimea

The employees of the Museum-Reserve of M.A.Sholokhov went on a cooperation visit to the Crimea.

The Crimean peninsula is a land of unique nature, rich centuries-old history and numerous cultural monuments – witnesses of great events. In all times the famous writers, poets, artists, musicians, actors and statesmen were fond of coming here.

We visited the House-Museum of A.P.Chekhov in Yalta, where the writer spent his last years and created the plays “Cherry Orchard”, “Three Sisters” and a short story “Lady with a Dog”.

Then we went to Nikitsky Botanical Garden famous for its unique and diverse collection. It is one of the oldest research institutions of our country. It is especially dear for us because there Alexander Mikhailovich Sholokhov, the elder son of the writer, had lived and worked for many years.

In Alupka we observed Vorontsov Palace complex built to the design of English architect Edward Blore for Count M.S.Vorontsov, General-Governor of the Novorossiysk region. We admired the ceremonial interiors, their decorative design, which has been almost completely preserved.

Then we visited Livadiya, a summer residence of the Romanovs family. Many cultural and political events are connected with this place. In February of 1945, there was a session of the Crimean (Yalta) conference of the “Big Three”– W.Churchill, F.Roosevelt and J.Stalin.

In Bakhchisarai we visited Khan’s Palace, the former residence of the Crimean khans. This is a historical monument of global significance, the world only example of the Crimean-Tatar palace architecture. We were brightly impressed by the cave fortress city of Chufut-Kale located in the mountains near Bakhchisarai. The city appeared in the V–VI centuries. Until the end of the XIX century it was inhabited by a small ethnic group of Karaites.

We attended the Crimean Ethnographic Museum in Simferopol, where the exhibits illustrate the national peculiarities of culture, everyday life, customs and rituals of the people living on the Crimean peninsula.

Now the Crimea is called a “museum region” of Russia. There are 26 functioning State museums visited by over 8 million people annually.

All the time of our stay in the Crimea we exchanged the experience with our colleagues. This business trip helped to improve our professional and cultural level, and made a good memory in each of us.

Yelena Ilyichova
Yelena Popova