Alexander Historical and Literary Museum "A.P. Chekhov and Sakhalin"

The first museum on Sakhalin was opened on 6.XII.1896 by the forces of hard labor and the administration of hard labor. The present continues his tradition. The museum pays great attention to the ethnology of the peoples living on Sakhalin (evenki, nivkh, Ulta, etc.). Since Sakhalin is a place of hard labor, very difficult and most disenfranchised. The museum collections reflect the history, life and life of hard labor. Of great interest is the visit to Sakhalin in the summer of 1890 by A.P. Chekhov, his work here, the census of the entire Sakhalin population and the writing of the book "Sakhalin Island".