Memorial Museum-Reserve of A. S. Pushkin "Mikhailovsky"

Memorable Pushkin places, such as Mikhailovsky, Holy Mountains (Pushkin Mountains), Trigorskoye and Petrovsky, had the greatest influence on the life and work of the great poet. The village of Mikhailovskoye since the 30s of the XIX century was defined as the poetic homeland of Pushkin. An important stage in the formation of Alexander Sergeevich as a Russian national poet was the time of his exile (1824-1826), which greatly affected his work.

On the Pskov land, Pushkin’s poetic talent grew stronger, and it was here that he bequeathed himself to be buried. In the Svyatogorsk monastery, near the altar wall of the Assumption Cathedral, near the village of Mikhailovskoye, and now the ashes of the poet rest.

The state bought Mikhailovsko from the heirs of the poet in 1899, timed the acquisition to the hundredth anniversary of the poet’s birthday. The village was awarded the title of “National Shrine”.

Now the museum fund of the Pushkin Reserve has more than 37,000 copies, which include relics of the Pushkins, things that belonged to the poet himself and his entourage. The collection contains paintings, sculptures, photographs and negatives. The total area of the museum is 9,800 hectares, on which there are quite a lot of historical buildings and monuments associated with the fate of the poet.