Музей книги Чехова

The Chekhov Book Museum in Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky holds personal items, correspondence, photographs, and scarce publications of the Russian writer. The collection connects his life and literary output with the prison colony that he visited and documented in 1890.

The writer traveled to Sakhalin in 1890 to investigate and record the conditions faced by exiled prisoners. The museum was established in 1995 to preserve his legacy and the findings from that journey.

The collection includes rare editions of Chekhov's publications not easily found elsewhere in Russia, along with objects from the prison colony era. Visitors experience this space as a place where writing and local history naturally come together.

The museum offers guided tours and educational programs for visitors of all types. Students and seniors receive special discounts when visiting.

The collection preserves documents about indigenous Sakhalin peoples such as the Evenki and Nivkh, showing how the writer connected his work with local ethnography. These materials are uncommon and reveal a less-known side of his journey to the island.

Inception: September 29, 1995

GPS coordinates: 46.96250,142.73583

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:54