what to see in Nizhny Novgorod, describe in detail handbooks, guides and brochures of many travel agencies.One of the oldest cities in Europe every year attracts more and more tourists.History of Nizhny Novgorod is very interesting, especially the pages related to the merchants.
famous surname
Last Rukavishnikov very famous in Russia - millionaire philanthropists, writers, poets, artists and cosmonaut.In tsarist times there were at least two well-known dynasty, one of them Nizhny Novgorod.They left a memory not only in literature and reference books.There was a beautiful manor Rukavishnikova.Nizhny Novgorod in their surroundings (in the village Podvyaze, Bogorodsky district) has another estate that bears the name of the dynasty, which is also a historical and architectural monument.Obviously, it is possible to clarify about what exactly the mansion in question in brackets indicate the town or village in which it is located.
«From the dirt - to riches»
Dynasty Rukavishnikov pertaining to Nizhny Novgorod, began with Michael G. (1811-1874), who was a merchant guild I was part of the Committee of Trustees of the Prisons.In addition, he was awarded the honorary title of Manufactures adviser, which corresponded to class VIII in the table of ranks and gave the right of hereditary nobility (his grandfather Michael G. was a simple serf who had made the initial capital due to their sharpness).Awarded the title of largest Russian industrialists and merchants.According to others, the founder of the dynasty was the first owner of this city and a major steel plant moneylender-percenter.
It is for the interest
As a result of this type of diversified its activity to him in 1740 for debt departed mansion of the merchant guild III Serapion Vezlomtseva which nowadays is known as the Museum-estate Rukavishnikov.Nizhny Novgorod, the fifth largest city in Russia, and in those days was not a provincial town.Novgorod merchants guild III could even afford to have houses in which then 37 years will live the richest family of the city.One of the sons, who had gone in the footsteps of his father, namely Sergey Rukavishnikov, being not only a millionaire, and one of the richest men in Russia, decided to rebuild the house, turning it into a palace.
«As merchants and goods»
For this purpose, was invited architect PS fighters, and from St. Petersburg was discharged artist MO Mikeshin, specialist registration palace estates.The goal set for the masters - the most to show and highlight the possibilities and power of the owner.Attached wings and built 3rd floor with old house had to ensure the availability of 50 rooms, which would accommodate a family of 8 people.The goal has been achieved, it is this mansion on the Upper Volga embankment, known as Finca Rukavishnikova (Nizhny Novgorod), for many years (the presentation took place in 1877) became the most splendid house in the city, famous far beyond the borders of the Nizhny Novgorod province.
Luxury as affirmation
Palace is not inferior to the capital fellow.There was all that embodied a luxury - marble stairway and the Atlanteans, supporting a balcony, patio with a fountain and a veranda, the resulting connection continuation of the second floor of a two-storey stone outbuilding.Facade decorated with high relief (figure stands on a plane for more than half of the volume) image caryatids, rich stucco and painting.With his native palaces and two-tone, white and blue color.Even in the capital discussed the overall artistic integrity of the mansion, the high aesthetic quality of the interiors, stylish finishes and richness of the building, its architectural features.In short, the estate Rukavishnikov (Nizhny Novgorod) was the "talk of the town."
«We'll go the other way ...»
However sons Sergei Mikhailovich, Ivan and Mitrofan, who grew up in this luxury, not only that did not follow the footsteps of his father (one became a writer, the other a sculptor), since the first of them, novelist and poet-simvolist, he wrote the novel "The Curse of the genus", which became, as one would say today, a bestseller and deprived of his inheritance million.Ivan Rukavishnikov was considered among the poets of the Silver Age "master Triolet" (a poem of eight verses into two rhyme), well, that is not the merchant.His brother Mitrofan, who became a famous sculptor, famous for the fact that together with Koltsov own designs produced plaster figures for musical niches Bolshoi Theatre after its destruction in 1942 as a result of falling bombs.
House Memorial
family broke up and left the house, and not even injured in the revolution, and in 1924, the mansion became a descent to the Nizhniy Novgorod regional museum and never changed hands.Unless it was renamed Nizhny Novgorod State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.Perestroika years has not been spared by his side - in 1994 for 16 years, the mansion was closed.So, superbly renovated in 2010, it opens its doors to visitors, and has become one of the main attractions of the city.The people call it Rukavishnikov Museum because both Mitrofan, and Ivan Sergeyevich did everything we could to open it in 1896 (first in the Dmitriev tower of the Kremlin).In its present form in all its glory restored house is a very well-preserved large urban manor complex belonging to the last third of the XIX century.Its funds of 300 thousand copies, accumulated over the nearly 100-year history, and 8 branches scattered throughout the area.
«... Okay eh overseas il bad, and some in light of a miracle ...»
itself manor Rukavishnikova (Nizhny Novgorod) is the memory and of the lucky merchants - some rooms on a regular basis is an exhibition called "decentbe your trading ... ".Of course, the houses had to meet the turnover of capital and owner's position in society.The exhibition tells the story of the most striking of the Novgorod merchants and entrepreneurs - Kamensky, Sirotkin and Rukavishnikov.Russian merchants (especially Novgorod) has always been famous for.He sang in the epics (the legendary Novgorod merchant Sadko).Often, merchants and diplomats visited the pioneers (Athanasius Nikitin), often patrons (Tretyakov, Morozov and Shchukin brothers - all came from merchants, or "dark kingdom" of Dobroliubov).
Another, less well-known ownership
As noted above, in the Novgorod region was another manor Rukavishnikov.Podvyaze - a village located 15 km from the district center Bogorodsk.The story of her last appearance is the same as that of the city."Millionaire" Sergey Rukavishnikov buys Priklonskii gentry estate and reconstructed it according to their status and outlook.But it does not happen immediately, but only in 1879.Namely, since the beginning of the XVI century belonged to the boyars Skolkovo, the first host of the genus Priklonskii was Mikhail, in the XVIII century was the director of the Moscow University, and his latest mistress (a woman is not poor, her husband Kozlov compete neighbor sheremetyevo) flatly refused to sell "Noble Nest "servile offspring.
handsome object, tired of waiting for restoration
Manor Rukavishnikov (bogorodsky district) is not less famous than the estate in the Upper Volga embankment.Glorious Russian noble family Priklonskii, among which were the Decembrists, remained in the history of the estate, which is called - Manor Priklonskii-Rukavishnikov.So, in honor of the victory over Napoleon in the territory of the then host family nest was built by Andrei Priklonskii unusual for Orthodox temple rotunda.However, the new owner, remembering inflicted offense, with his usual scope rebuilt almost everything.About an unusual luxury manor says at least the fact.There were four greenhouses are equipped with the latest scientific and technical capabilities of the time.To the envy of all the neighbors, especially the well-known agronomist, breeder A. Portugalova, here we grew the most unusual vegetables and fruits.Now this unique and fabulous (which can be seen even in a small, how to preserve a part of the main entrance) farmstead waiting for his recovery.
Soviet page
Also legendary possessions merchants Rukavishnikov, there are a lot more of what to see in Nizhny Novgorod is necessary.Dozens of interesting sites visited daily by thousands of tourists.This house of Peter I and the "House Kashirina" described in the "Childhood" Gorky Michael the Archangel Cathedral and the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, museums of Nizhny Novgorod intellectuals and River Fleet, Sakharov and Nizhny Novgorod Art.There are monuments of Chkalov, Evstigneeva, Minin and Pozharsky.And, of course, in the Nizhny Novgorod largely due to the Maxim Gorky, whose name the town wore from 1932 to 1990."Under the city of Gorky, where Zorka clear ..." - even the current generation familiar with this line from a popular song once.But the glory of the Nizhny Novgorod rattled the country long before the birth of the great proletarian writer.
unique location
There is something to see in Nizhny Novgorod - based Yuri Vsevolodovich, Prince Vladimir, in 1221 as a fortification on the confluence of the Volga and the Oka, the city was for centuries the largest shopping center in Russia.Novgorod fair became famous through the centuries - it is here that determine the prices of tradable goods.The undoubted advantage of the city because of its LOCATION (historical part is located in the mountains of Dyatlov, which is located at the foot of arrow - the confluence of the Volga and Oka) is a species of the panorama.Review of 80-meter height makes it possible to enjoy unique views, the best of which opens inside the Kremlin and from the "Alley of Love", located around its perimeter, with the aforementioned Upper Volga embankment and the park "Switzerland".Beautiful old town.About this almost 800-year-old, its history and tell many attractions in Nizhny Novgorod.Photo in large numbers represented in a variety of sources, not disregarded any corner of this legendary city, and show its ancient and modern beauty from different angles.
