Музей «Литературная жизнь Урала XIX века», Literary history museum in central Yekaterinburg, Russia.
The museum occupies a half-stone house at 41 Tolmachyova Street, the former Kolobovskaya Street. Its brick ground floor is plastered on the street side, and the iron roof carries a three-tiered tower with two rows of carved wood. Inside, a wooden staircase with old balusters links the two floors, and a two-storey terrace adjoins the courtyard.
The house at 41 Tolmachyova Street, formerly Kolobovskaya, was home to Maria Alekseeva, the first wife of Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak. The writer lived there from 1880 to 19 August 1883 and finished the manuscript of "Privalov's Millions" there on 2 September 1883. The building was transferred to the museum on 13 January 1982, restored in May 1990, and the museum opened on 21 June 1996.
The museum keeps documents on Yekaterinburg's theatre and music life in Mamin-Sibiryak's time. Its displays also cover the city figures who surrounded the writer, including the lawyer and book collector Nikolai Magnitsky, and the "Mamin circle" that met in this house to discuss literature and art.
The building provides accessibility features for visitors with disabilities and offers guided tours that should be reserved beforehand. Visitors can contact the museum in advance to ask about available tour options and the best times to visit.
Musical evenings and literary gatherings regularly take place in the museum spaces, continuing the traditions of intellectual meetings from the 1800s. These events give visitors a chance to experience something similar to what people gathered for in that era.
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