irkutsk regional memorial decembrists museum, volkonsky house

irkutsk regional memorial decembrists museum, volkonsky house印象

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  787sallyb

  The history of the Decembrists' revolt is carefully laid out in this fascinating museum that was once exiled Prince Sergey Volkonsky's stately home, kept carefully by his educated, aesthetic wife, Maria. (Apparently Pushkin was so enamored of her that he wrote a number of poems for and about her). She bore up under her exile by bringing together artists, musicians and educators, forever transforming this region of Siberia. Really a fascinating story. As part of a National Geographic Trans-Siberian tour our group experienced the added pleasure of a concert that took place in her lovely concert hall.

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  904ronb

  Glad we had the time to take a look at the spirit of freedom that thrives in man. This home and display is well worth your time.

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  Reeomeo

  Very interesting museum. Extremely well presented and obviously cherished by the staff. We were there on 29th Sept. a Sunday no one else was there. A few really funky effects like shadows of people going up the stairs. Mostly russian information with a few English ones. It helps to so some pre reading to get the best out of this spot.

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  BaronesseSophieD

  In general, nothing to see inside. Good place for Russian history lovers. Beautiful area, trees, birds. Too much snow in front of the house. Impossible to park motorcycles.

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  photoguy66degrees

  Tour took about an hour and we learned a lot about the era of the Decembrists. Our English speaking Russian tour guide took the extra time to make certain that we understood everything.

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  Petal090

  This is definitely worth a look and has a very interesting history. The house and contents are well preserved and displayed well. You will have to pay extra for a English speaking guide.

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  GWH3_12

  Gives some indication of life in Siberian exile in the early 19th century. Most exhibits are in Russian. The building itself was constructed by the daughter of one of the leading Decembrists; this is not clear from the exhibits.

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  montaponta

  Cozy house displaying the stuff of wives of the Decembrists. English descriptions are available and staff there will show you around too.

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  Teacherlyn1944

  Fascinating story of the Decembrist revolutionaries who pre-dated the Russian Revolution. Well presented and informative with lots of captions in English. The women who followed these men into exile in Siberia were tough!

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  KarlaF167

  If you like history, and especially enjoy hearing about how people lived, this is a great museum. It isn't too large, so it is easy to do in a few hours.