Biography

Dmitry Venevitinov was born on September 14 (26) in Moscow in the parish of the now-lost Church of Archdeacon Evpla, which was located at the intersection of Myasnitskaya Street and Milyutinsky Lane. His father, retired ensign of the Semyonovsky regiment Vladimir Petrovich Venevitinov (1777-1814), came from a wealthy Voronezh noble family. Mother, Anna Nikolaevna, came from princely family Obolensky-White. Through her, Dmitry Venevitinov was distantly related (fourth cousin) with A. S. Pushkin.

Venevitinov grew up in a well-preserved house in Krivokolenny Lane, where he received a classical home education supervised by his mother. French and Latin, as well as classical literature, Venevitinov was taught by his tutor Dorer - a retired French officer, Greek - by the Greek Beyl (Bailo), painting - by the artist Laperche. Russian literature was taught by professor of Moscow University A. F. Merzlyakov, and music, most likely, by I. I. Genishta. Excellently studied Venevitinov and German, apparently, under the leadership of H. I. Gerke, the tutor of his early deceased brother Peter.

In 1822, Dmitry Venevitinov entered the Moscow University, where he became interested in German philosophy and romantic poetry. At the university he listened to individual lectures, in particular the courses of A. F. Merzlyakov, I. I. Davydov, M. G. Pavlov and Loder. In 1823 he successfully passed the exam at the university course and in 1824 he entered the service of the Moscow Archive of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs (“archival youths” - this is how Pushkin ironically called the employees of this archive in his novel “Eugene Onegin”). In August - September 1824, together with younger brother Alexei visited his Voronezh estates, which was clearly reflected in his letters.

Together with Prince V. F. Odoevsky, Venevitinov organized a secret philosophical “Society wisdom”, which also included I. V. Kireevsky, A. I. Koshelev, V. P. Titov, N. A. Melgunov and others. M. P. Pogodin and S. P. Shevyryov attended the meetings of the circle, not being formally its members. The circle was engaged in the study of German idealistic philosophy - the works of Friedrich Schelling, Immanuel Kant, Fichte, Oken, Friedrich Schlegel and others. Venevitinov took an active part in the publication of the journal Moskovsky Vestnik.

Venevitinov bequeathed to put on his finger at the hour of death a ring from Herculaneum - a gift from Zinaida Volkonskaya. When he fell into oblivion, AS Khomyakov put the ring on his finger. Suddenly Venevitinov woke up and asked: "Am I to be crowned?" And died. In the 1930s, during the demolition of the Simonov Monastery, the body of D.V. Venevitinov was exhumed and reburied at the Novodevichy cemetery, 2 account. 13 row. The ashes of the mother and brother of D.V. Venevitinov Alexei were not reburied. The graves were destroyed. During the exhumation, the ring was removed from the poet's finger by the wife of the architect Pyotr Baranovsky, Maria Yurievna, and is now kept in the Literary Museum. .

Creation

In his literary activity, Venevitinov showed versatile talents and interests. He was not only a poet, but also a prose writer, wrote literary and programmatic and critical articles (his controversy with N. A. Polevoy about the 1st chapter of Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" is known), translated the prose works of German authors, including Goethe and Hoffmann (E. A. Maimin. "Dmitry Venevitinov and his literary heritage." 1980).

Venevitinov wrote only about 50 poems. Many of them, especially later ones, are filled with deep philosophical meaning, which is a distinctive feature of the poet's lyrics.

The central theme of Venevitinov's last poems is the fate of the poet. In them, the cult of the romantic poet-chosen one, highly exalted above the crowd and everyday life, is noticeable:

... But in a pure thirst for pleasure
Entrust not every harp with hearing
Not many true prophets
With the seal of mystery on the forehead,
With gifts of lofty lessons,
With the verb of heaven on earth.

A number of Venevitinov's poems of 1826-1827, written a few months before the poet's death ("Testament", "To my ring", "Poet and friend") can rightly be called prophetic. In them, the author seemed to foresee his early death:

... The soul told me a long time ago:
You will rush through the world like lightning!
You can feel everything
But you won't enjoy life.

Venevitinov was also known as a gifted artist, musician, and music critic. When a posthumous edition was being prepared, Vladimir Odoevsky suggested that it include not only poems, but also drawings and musical works: “I would like to publish them together with the works of my friend, who miraculously combined all three arts.”

Another post expanding the "geography of presence", this time dedicated to the museum-estate of Dmitry Venevitinov, who is no less than the fourth cousin of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.


The village of Novozhivotinnoye is located on the left bank of the Don River, 25 versts north of the provincial city of Voronezh.


The Venevetinovs, who came from the Tula lands, settled in these parts in the first half of the 17th century, when in 1622 the Venevsky ataman Terenty was granted lands to the north of Voronezh, which included the village of Zhivotinnoye.


In the second half of the 17th century, the ataman's grandson Lavrenty Gerasimovich Venevitinov and his son Anton acquired a thousand acres of land on the left bank of the Don, resettling peasants from the village of Zhivotinnoye there. The new settlement, accordingly, became known as Novozhivotinny, and the first mention of it dates back to 1678.


In 1703, the wooden Archangel Church was moved from Starozhivotinnoye and re-consecrated - the new patrimony of the Venevetinovs became a village.


The appearance of the estate began to take shape from the middle of the 18th century, when a park and a pond were laid out on the territory. In the years 1760-1770, a stone manor house with a mezzanine was built, subsequently rebuilt several times. The house underwent the first restructuring in early XIX century, the second - in the 1870s.


By the beginning of the 19th century, the owners of the estate moved to Moscow, where in 1805 the future poet Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov was born. In Novozhivotinnoye, the Venvetinovs appeared only in the summer to relax on the Don, but childhood romantic impressions of life in the countryside were firmly embedded in the poet's memory.


The return of Dmitry Venvetinov to the estate happened in 1824, when, after the death of his father, the poet's mother, far from economic affairs, Anna Ivanovna sent her son to deal with the complaints of the peasants. It is believed that this trip influenced the worldview of a nineteen-year-old youth and his attitude to life - in 1825 he wrote philosophical short stories about nature.


The fate of the poet turned out to be tragic - in March 1827, before he reached the age of 22, he died of pneumonia, which he caught while running lightly dressed from a ball in the Lansky house to his outbuilding.


After the revolution, the estate was nationalized. Before the war, a music school and an orphanage were successively located in it, and during the war years - a military unit. Then the estate fell into disrepair and collapsed, until in 1988 work began on its restoration.


In 1994, the main house as a branch of the Voronezh Regional Literary Museum. Nikitina opened the doors to visitors. Relatively recently, in 2012, the reconstruction of the museum, which began two years earlier, was completed, the results of which we can now observe.


On the "preservation of the spirit of the estate of the early XIX century" almost 60 million rubles were spent, but there is no smell of antiquity here, as they say.


In the process of examining the exposition, one does not leave the feeling that all these equally inexpressive interiors...


...numerous reproductions on white walls and seemingly foreign antique furniture exist as if by themselves.

The only thing that attracted me was the layout of the estate occupying one of the halls on the first floor.


Having quickly finished with the interiors, let's head back to the fresh air - to the park...


...where the paths paved with Sobyanin's tiles lead us to the banks of the Don.


On the shore, a rotunda gazebo has been recreated, which, presumably, is popular with local newlyweds.

It so happened that in one day we visited two quite famous and popular sights of the Voronezh region at once: Castle of the Princess of Oldenburg And museum-estate of D.V. Venevitinova. Therefore, each time, comparisons of one place with another involuntarily arose. Each turned out to be interesting and picturesque in its own way, but left completely different impressions and emotions. In one, we were looking for traces of ghosts and former splendor, recalling the many legends and mysteries with which the castle of the Princess of Oldenburg is fanned in large numbers. They didn’t really know anything about the rest, only the famous English writer Ethel Voynich, who for some time worked as a governess in the Venevitinov estate, popped up in her memory.
This post will, of course, not be a battle of the manor titans, but rather an attempt to understand historical significance people who lived in these places and left loud and not very famous about themselves. Perhaps my story about the castle of the Princess of Oldenburg and the museum-estate of D.V. Venevitinova will make you look at these places a little differently.

"What's in a name? ”

What's in it? long forgotten...
By the way, out of the entire ancient noble family of the Venevitinovs, it was Dmitry Vladimirovich who was chosen, after whom the estate was named. He was a distant relative of A.S. Pushkin himself was a poet and philosopher. Although Dima's wonderful childhood years just passed here.

Why him? Probably, against the background of other relatives, his role in history turned out to be more significant. Indeed, if you read the history of the Venevitinov family, one thing becomes obvious that they all knew how to conduct a regular service to the sovereign, and some, having “sucked up” in time, make an excellent career. And, in general, that's all. Dmitry Vladimirovich is considered the founder of a new romantic trend in Russian poetry and an authoritative philosopher of his time.

The most “obsequious” of the Venevitinovs turned out to be Anton Lavrentievich, who, in a rather ingenious way, managed to please Peter the Great himself. This story with the "beard" especially amused me.

At a time when Peter began to introduce all sorts of European innovations on Russian soil, one of the innovations was the deliverance of the noble boyars from the most “valuable” thing - the beard. At the same time, the nobles did not want to part with her for anything, including those from Voronezh. But Anton Venevitinov decided to approach the matter not only with humor, but also with a long-range vision.

Having shaved off his beard, he did not throw it away, but “ala Santa Claus” tied it to his chin. During the inspection of the boyars, Peter the Great, without suspecting anything, pulled Anton Lavrentievich by the beard, but she safely fell off and remained in his hands. The sovereign appreciated Venevitinov's joke and appointed him to the sovereign's service with a good "salary". So, thanks to the beard and not very strong principles in relation to ancient customs, Anton Lavrentievich made a very good career.

But the names of Alexander Petrovich and Evgenia Maximilianovna of Oldenburg are unlikely to be forgotten by descendants. The contribution that they made to the development and prosperity of the Fatherland is very, very significant.

Mostly Castle of Oldenburg associated with Evgenia Maksimilianovna, because it was she who developed the most vigorous activity in Ramon, which brought numerous fruits. And actually built the most important attraction - the castle.

Having received an estate in the village of Ramon as a gift from the emperor, Evgenia Maksimilianovna, with her characteristic enthusiasm, set about arranging her possessions. The low-productive sugar plant was equipped with new equipment, production was improved and a railway line was built for the needs of the plant to Grafskaya station. It subsequently transported not only cargo, but also passengers.
A little later, a confectionery factory appeared. The sweets produced were wrapped not in simple candy wrappers, but in colorful wrappers, which were created by skilled artists. The factory brought world fame to the Oldenburgskys, its products gained recognition and a large number of awards at the most prestigious European competitions. In 1911, Voronezh entrepreneurs bought and transported factory equipment from Ramon to Voronezh, where it continued the "sweet" business: the Voronezh confectionery factory exists to this day.

Princess Eugenia built a hospital, a school, workshops, a stud farm, a free canteen for workers, and a water tower. There was running water and electricity. Evgenia Maksimilianovna's "menagerie" became the beginning for the Voronezh Biosphere Reserve, which today is visited by guests and local residents with pleasure.

The whole life of the princess was spent in labor and care for others. She personally visited all the production facilities, kept order and herself tasted the food prepared for the workers. She and her husband became godparents to almost every child born under them in the village.
By the way, Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg has no less merit than his wife. He was engaged in charity work, sanitary activities in the army, opened the Institute of Experimental Medicine in St. Petersburg, founded the first climatic resort on the Caucasian coast in Gagra.
I think that I have not even listed everything that this married couple has done and left for us. And the most remarkable thing is that we still use the fruits of their labors.

What is more attractive: ceremonial brilliance or mysterious semi-destruction?

The Venevitinovs' estate is a classic noble estate. Having lost a little in the territory - in Soviet time was a school, an orphanage, and during the war years was used under military unit- still retained its historical features.

At the entrance, everyone is met by Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov, immortalized, already known to us from the monument to Vysotsky, by the local sculptor Maxim Dikunov.

The estate is located on the picturesque left bank of the Don. The road to the river passes through a beautiful park, where it is pleasant to walk along the shady alleys, watch the frogs in the pond and rush your thoughts after fast waters dona,

Make yourself comfortable where you have the best views of the river.

Undoubtedly, it is pleasant to sit here in silence, trying to imagine how people lived here several hundred years ago, but there is no soulfulness and desire to return in all this. Probably, personally, I was not very touched by the Venevitinov family in order to want to continue delving into their history.

Beautiful entrance gates with towers, powerful walls of the castle - everything speaks of the fundamental nature of the building.

But inside, alas and ah ...

In general, with all these restorations and restorations, constantly incomprehensible stories take place here. It seems that there are investors, and contracts are signed, and they even started to restore something, but every time everything stops and practically does not move from a dead center.
Stories about mysterious phenomena taking place in the castle do not cease to drag on in a long train. They say that the workers who carried out the repairs were ghosts, then someone constantly interfered with the work. All these fascinating stories play well on the innate curiosity of tourists.

And what are the stories about the princess herself. And she drank the blood of young girls, and kept her servants in the basement, giving them to be torn to pieces by predatory animals, and the Black healer, offended by Eugene, cursed the castle and a bunch of all kinds of horror stories.
To be honest, going down to the basement, involuntarily and not in such a believe. Gloomy, dilapidated rooms, from which it breathes cold and all sorts of mysteries.

Again, the question arises: if you do not belong to any community, why make such images in your house?
Riddles, secrets and legends - all this unusually attracts and attracts the Princess of Oldenburg to the castle.

Our natural curiosity did not give us rest, and we talked with the caretaker, trying to find out if unusual phenomena were taking place here. The caretaker assured that they did not observe any ghosts, sounds, groans and rustles in the castle during their work. It's a pity…

And yet, there is no smoke without fire. The only thing that we still managed to find out was that Evgenia Maksimilianovna was a very tough lady, and possibly cruel. Being a real business woman, she was very demanding of her workers in everything and always punished them for wrongdoing. Perhaps this quality has given rise to these many sinister stories.
In general, walking through the dilapidated chambers of the castle, it is quite exciting to look at the details and speculate about unusual story the people who inhabited it.

How the fate of the castle of the Princess of Oldenburg will develop is not known. The Venevitinov estate was again more fortunate: the museum belongs to the objects cultural heritage of federal significance and is sponsored from the same budget. But the castle under the "wing" of the regional budget and the result, as we see, is on the face.

I also really liked the phrase of our friend: “Some built a hospital, a school, a factory and did a bunch of other good deeds, and the merits of others, to put it mildly, fade against their background. What do we see?

Here's a paradox...

Castle of the Princess of Oldenburg. How to get there?

The castle is located in the village of Ramon, Voronezh region. Drive along the M4, turn right at the sign (if you are coming from Voronezh) and move for another 7 kilometers.
Coordinates: 51.917805, 39.346161
From Voronezh to the castle 47.5 kilometers, from Moscow - 495.
Address: Voronezh region, Ramon settlement, st. School, 27

Museum-estate of D.V. Venevitinov. How to get there?

The homestead is located in Novozhivotinnoe, Voronezh region. It is located on the left side of the M4 highway (if you drive from Voronezh).
Coordinates: 51.890331, 39.167831
From Voronezh to the estate of Venevitinov is only 39 kilometers.

Little pearl Podvoronezhye is called the estate of the Venevitinovs. It stretches on the steep left bank of the Don and is visible for many miles. Many generations of the famous noble Venevitinov family spent their lives here. The documentary chronicle of the family reflected many key events in the history of the region. The surname of the Venevitinovs was one of the oldest Voronezh families. It goes back to the service people (military personnel) who guarded the Russian borders in the medieval fortress of Voronezh.

Anton Lavrentievich(c. 1655 - c. 1715) - an iconic figure in the Venevitin family: it was thanks to Anton that the family came into great confidence in Tsar Peter I himself. Anton became right hand king among the local nobility, led the first shipbuilding companies, receiving personal orders from Peter I(original decrees have been preserved). Starting from the father's capital, the son Faddey Antonovich(c. 1674 - 1747) was engaged in entrepreneurship, stood at the origins of the cloth business in Voronezh.

Great-grandson of the Petrine figure Petr Ankindinovich(1738 - 1799) was the leader of the provincial nobility, in the 1780s he achieved the inclusion of the Venevitinovs in the genealogy of the noble book of the Voronezh province, for which he collected the necessary documentary information about the land holdings of their ancestors. After retiring, he settled in the estate.

There is every reason to believe that even in the time of Peter the Great, a master's estate with a wooden house was founded in Novozhivotinnoye. There remains a legend published in 1869 by the historian M.A. Venevitinov: “On the banks of the Don (...) about 40 years ago, an old, dilapidated wooden house a very old building, in which, according to legend, Peter I was received and treated by Faddey Venevitinov, the Novozhivotinsk landowner ... "

The stone two-story mansion that has survived to this day is one of the oldest, the most amazing and unique manor houses in the Voronezh region. Its architectural originality lies in the bizarre layering of alterations made over several architectural eras. Behind the changes is labyrinth of human destinies.

Initially, the house looked like a very high one-story chamber. In the second half of the 18th century, Peter Ankindinovich carried out a significant house extension, changed the floor levels. The two-story house began to respond to the trends of Catherine's manor architecture, as appearance, and internal functional organization. The building has become richer by the standards of the late eighteenth century. An unknown architect competently and economically satisfied the needs of the owners.

At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, Peter Akindinovich and his son - the father of the poet Vladimir Petrovich(1777-1814) - they begin to re-face the entire residential part of the estate in accordance with the trends of classicism. Under V.P. Venevitinov, the estate acquires country status, and the house becomes summer, since the whole family lived in Moscow in winter Novozhivotinovskoye estate The Venevitinovs are connected with the childhood of the remarkable Russian romantic poet and initiator of Russian philosophical poetry Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov(1805–1827). His parents brought him here as a child. Dmitry was in a hurry to change horses at the stations of the Moscow tract, finally reached the goal of his journey, when it was already getting dark and a thunderstorm was approaching. Together with a thunderstorm and a downpour, he flew into Novozhivotinnoye, and before him lay his estate.

The poet's thoughts now and then hurried to the Don. He liked to walk along its banks both in the morning and late at night full moon enjoy its flow. Dmitry Venevitinov gives a capacious, deeply philosophical comparison : “Don is like human happiness itself.” “Whenever I cross the Don, I stop in the middle of the bridge to admire this wonderful river, which the eye would like to follow to the very mouth and which flows without any noise, as peacefully as happiness itself ...”

The new animal has become a spiritual haven for the outstanding nephew of the poet - Mikhail Alekseevich Venevitinov(1844-1901) - a historian and philanthropist, author of famous books, researcher of Voronezh antiquity and director of the Moscow Rumyantsev Museum (served as the basis for the creation of the V.I. Lenin Library). He was born, apparently, Novozhivotinny, and died there. It was M.A. Venevitinov all his life remained the main and kind guardian of the family home. Through his efforts, the manor house became comfortable for living and outwardly imposing, combining both the old features of baroque and classicism, and elements of neo-baroque and neoclassicism. M.A. Venevitinov was elected provincial leader of the nobility, schools and hospitals were built at his expense.

Memories of the existence of the estate left Count P.C. Sheremetiev, the owner of Ostafiev near Moscow. He visited Novozhivotinnoye in 1911. and left detailed notes : “From the Voronezh River to the Don River, versts 11. Both rivers flow side by side, forming a long interfluve strip, Voronezh Mesopotamia. Between the two rivers lay the road, the old Moscow tract. This is the northernmost part of the Voronezh province, previously inhabited by Russians, which was part of the Ryazan principality. The dialect here is Great Russian. ... Through the fields one can see the village. Novozhivotinnoye on the very bank of the Don with an old manor. The village church is quite interesting. This is late Baroque, rather Elizabethan. The interior is clearly mid-18th century, with darkened Italian painting. The homestead is old. White stone gates lead to a wide courtyard surrounded by a fence with a green circle in the middle. The house is white, stone, two-storeyed... the lower floor is especially interesting, it is ancient, according to the third owner, dating back to the time of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. The walls are very thick and the windows go obliquely. In front is a covered porch lined with wicker furniture. On both sides of the house there is a shady extensive garden, which is entered through two gates with white stone columns. Old maples, oaks, elms give a lot of shade. Particularly beautiful is the part of the garden that overlooks the river. On a fairly high bank along the water there is a low stone wall, at the ends of which there were two high towers made of flagstone ... A long path goes along the wall. The view here is wonderful up and down the river. A wide strip of water and expanse of fields.

In 2005, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Venevitinov, a monument to the poet the work of the sculptor Maxim Dikunov.

A wonderful new object of the tour has already appeared - old venevitinovsky park which undoubtedly brought a special charm to the estate. The park is rapidly changing: it has gained a staircase to the Don, an observation deck, alleys, and a restored pond.

Traditional steel visits of the British Venevitinov-Wenworths for holiday events. In 1996, Michael's son James visited Novozhivotinnoye for the first time, was shocked that the memory of his entire family was kept here, and promised to bring his father. And two years later, 78-year-old Michael Wenworth himself with his wife Betty and children - son James with his wife Carol and daughter Jane with her husband Nicholas - visited the museum-estate. Since descendants, like their distant ancestors, forever tied to the Don land. When Michael died in 2001, they put a jar of soil collected in Novozhivotinnoe near the old destroyed church in his grave.

are reborn Orthodox traditions which the Venevitinovs have always strictly followed. On the initiative of the Museum-Estate, in 2003 a memorial sign was erected on the site of the destroyed church, and in 2004 construction began. new rural church of Michael the Archangel. The church grows with the help of the descendants of the Venevitinovs: the Wenworths donated 60,000 rubles for bricks.

See also the divisions of the Literary Museum:

• Museum-apartment of M.N. Mordasova

The Museum-Estate of Dmitry Venevitinov is an architectural monument of the 18th century. federal significance. The estate complex consists of a two-story mansion, a park with a pond, a rotunda and an observation deck on the Don River. The museum-estate is named after the most famous representative of the Venevitinov family - the poet, critic, philosopher Dmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov. The estate was founded at the end of the 17th century by Anton Venevitinov. The first buildings were wooden. In the middle of the 18th century, Anton's son Thaddeus built a one-story brick house and laid out a park. IN late XVIII in. The house was expanded and a second floor was built on. To date, of all the buildings of that time, the house, the kitchen outbuilding and the entrance gate have been preserved. At the beginning of the 19th century, a gazebo, an observation deck, and an artistic stone fence appeared on the territory of the park. A large garden was planted next to the park.

In the middle of the XIX century. under Mikhail Venevitinov, the estate was again rebuilt and acquired modern look. At the same time, 100 oaks were planted, only one of them has survived to this day. After 1917, the estate was nationalized, and furniture and household items were taken away. In the 20th century, the purpose of the estate changed several times. In 1924, it housed a garden association organized by the heroes civil war. They restored the estate, which had been damaged during the battles with the gangs of Mamontov and Shkuro. In 1931, a branch of the Polytechnic Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya, which was located until the summer of 1942. In 1942-1943, units of the 232nd Infantry Division were stationed on the territory of the estate and the village of Novozhivotinnoye. During these years, most of the manor buildings were destroyed by bombing, the roof of the mansion was seriously damaged. In the summer of 1943, she began her work in the mansion. comprehensive school. During these years, a school museum was created in the kitchen wing. The school was located here until 1979. In 1979, the estate was registered with the Inspectorate for the Protection of Monuments as an architectural monument of the 18th century.

From 1979 to 1988 the estate buildings were not used. In 1988, restoration and restoration work began. On the basis of drawings, drawings, diaries, letters and other archival materials of the 19th century, the estate was restored in the form in which it was under Mikhail Venevitinov. In 1994, the Dmitry Venevitinov Estate Museum was opened in the restored mansion. In 2005, a monument to the poet and philosopher was erected in front of the house. The author of the monument is the Voronezh sculptor Maxim Dikunov.
In 2010-2013, a new large-scale reconstruction was carried out in the estate. Now the Museum-Estate of Dmitry Venevitinov is a modern museum of the European level, included in the international tourist project "Russian Estate".

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NOBLE FAMILY OF THE VENEVITINOVS

The noble family of the Venevitinovs played a historically significant role in the social, cultural and political life of Russia. According to one version, Terenty (Terekh) Venevitinov is considered the ancestor, according to another, Nikifor Venevitinov. At the beginning of the 17th century, they moved from the fortress of Venev, from near Tula. The Venevitinovs were chieftains of boyar children and lived in the Belomestnaya (Troitskaya) settlement near the northern border of the stockade of the Voronezh fortress. The voivode of the fortress paid them a monetary salary for their service and gave them land plots near Voronezh, and also allowed them to engage in duty-free trade.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF DMITRY VLADIMIROVICH VENEVITINOV

Poet, philosopher and translator Dimitri Vladimirovich Venevitinov was born on September 26, 1805 in Moscow. His father, retired Guard Ensign of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Vladimir Petrovich Venevitinov, came from an old noble family in the Voronezh province. Mother Anna Nikolaevna, a columned noblewoman, nee Princess Obolenskaya - White. The Venevitinovs had five children, Dmitry was the third child.

SIGHTSEEING AND THEME TOURS

The sightseeing tour includes a tour of the eleven exhibition halls of the estate mansion. During it, there is a story about the most famous representatives of the Venevitinov family, their life path and activities. The tour starts in the lobby, where you are introduced to the history of the manor complex. The halls of the 17th-18th centuries tell about the service of the Venevitinovs in the Voronezh fortress and their participation in the construction of the first Russian navy at the Voronezh shipyards. Further in question about the history of the Venevitinov family: from the ancestor to modern descendants.

LITERARY AND MUSIC PROGRAMS

Literary and musical drawing rooms are inherently unique and what makes them so is not only the performance of works not found in the repertoires of other performers, but also the very sound of the Schroeder factory grand piano, which is over 130 years old. The museum-estate is one of the few places in Russia where a music salon in the traditions of the 19th century is still held.

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND GAMES

The museum-estate annually hosts festive and family events. They are popular and have great success with museum guests.