Museum-apartment of Boris Ruchev

The museum dedicated to the life and work of the Magnitogorsk poet Boris Ruchev will certainly appeal to those travelers who are fans of literature. Its exposition presents numerous biographical materials, and part of the exhibits tells about the literary life of Magnitogorsk in the past and today.

Boris Aleksandrovich Ruchev became famous not only as a poet and author of several collections of poems, but also as one of the participants in the construction of the famous "Magnitka". A large part of his works is dedicated to the city of metallurgists, so in gratitude the memory of him is immortalized in the memorial museum. In the apartment, which later became a museum, the poet spent the last years of his life. The entire literary community of the city often gathered here, famous writers of the Urals came. Here Ruchev finished work on his main work - the poem "Lubava", awarded in 1967 the State Prize of the RSFSR.

The author of the idea of creating a memorial museum was the poet’s wife, who transferred to the exposition the poet’s personal belongings and materials from his personal archive, as well as a considerable part of the library. The museum opened in 1975, two years after the death of Boris Ruchev.