In 1993, the day of the 120th anniversary of the writer, at the initiative of the director of three museums in Alushta VP Tsygannik , a museum of Shmelev - Department of Alushta litelaturno Memorial Museum S. Sergeev -Tsensky .
The museum collection consists of materials archive Shmelev , sent his grandnephew I.Zhantiyomom , as well as documents and objects from the era archives museum of Sergey Sergeyev N -Tsensky . The main focus exhibition - this time in the creative destiny of the writer held in Alushta (1918-1922 gg.) .
Shmelev arrived in Alushta from the clutches of the Revolution in Moscow in 1918 , the year, to his friend , the writer SN Sergeyev - Tsensky .House where he lived Shmelev, located on Mount Eagle , near the house -museum - Sereeva Tsensky , and the museum is located near Alushta Quay, next to the cottage of Academician AN Beketov .
The life of the spouses Shmelev in the Crimea was marred by a terrible event.Son Shmelev - Sergei was in the Volunteer Army , and after the retreat of Wrangel was arrested and executed in Feodosia.
Only in France , the writer finally became convinced of his son's death . When the soul is dead , and life - only a certain state bodies of ours, then all the same ... - he wrote in letters to Trenev K. and I. Bunin.After the departure of Ivan S. Alushta, in Paris, published his novel The Sun Alushtinskiy Dead ( 1923) - the worst book ever written in Russian, so just call it criticism.
On the basis of the museum , annual International Crimean Chmielewski reading.Museum staff , published papers in scientific collections , and book publications, periodicals Crimea , Ukraine, Russia and France.
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Address museum .
Crimea , Alushta , st. Quay , 2.
Tel: ( 06560) 305-70 , Fax: ( 06560) 5-79-43 .
hours from 9. 00 to 17. 00.
Weekend Sun, Mon
Admission: .
an adult - 10 UAH.
Children - 8 USD .
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