Memorial Historical and Biographical House-Museum of Academician N.V. Melnikov

Its creation is a tribute to the gratitude of the inhabitants of the city to the outstanding countryman. The opening took place in January 1987.

The exposition is located in the house where the Melnikov family lived in the first quarter of the XX century.

On the first floor, the interior of the living rooms of Melnikov’s parents was restored. The interior is a characteristic life of the family of a shoemaker-homemaker of the first quarter of the XX century Sarapul district of the Vyatka province. The exposition of the second floor includes documents, photographs, personal belongings, scientific works.

The museum documents cover the history of the Middle Kama region, the formation and formation of Sarapul.

The state of the national economy for the pre-Soviet period is evidenced by the shipping company’s invoices for 1870, the notes of the representative of Sarapul “On the question of the construction of the Kazan-Yekaterinburg railway” (1911).

The documents characterize the social and political life of the city. Among them are the memoirs of the participants of the revolutionary movement of 1905-1907 I. S. Anisimov, G. D. Bogatyrev, K. D. Fukalov; documents on the elections in 1905 (lists of persons from the Vyatka province who participated in the elections to the State Duma, the list of members of the Sarapul public assembly).

The events of the First World War are reflected in the appeal to the inhabitants of Sarapul, the announcement of mobilization, the letter of workers' workshops to the front in 1915, etc.

The history of the church is covered by documents of the Vyatka and Perm consistories (decrees, correspondence, reports). Among them are the correspondence of the Sarapul spiritual government with the Gorodnich (1808-1811), the clergy (1905), the book of confession of the Sarapul Ascension Cathedral (1806), the inventory of the church property of the Sarapul spiritual government (1811), and others. There are inventory books on the activities of the Transfiguration Church of the village of Mazunino, Kambar district of Sarapul district (1854-1922).

The development of theatrical art is evidenced by theatrical posters and programs, including a handwritten poster for the play "Blind" (1861), printing posters for amateur performances (1861-1915), Sarapul public meeting of lovers of dramatic art (1885-1900), the program of the play "Vera Mirtsev" of the musical and dramatic circle (January 29, 1917).

The museum stores handwritten books, the earliest is the “Tale of John Chrysostom” (late XVI century).

Documents of the Soviet period reflect the establishment of Soviet power in the city of Sarapul and the district, the holding of elections to local Soviets, the events of the civil war in the Kama region, the fighting of units of the 2nd army of the Eastern Front, in particular the 21st and 28th divisions, the creation of the first detachments of the Red Guard, the activities of the agit commission of the steamship "Red Star", the Votsky Commissariat in Sarapul. They include minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee, appeals and appeals of the Sarapul Revolutionary Staff and the Revolutionary Committee.

The period of the Great Patriotic War is represented by a collection of letters (more than 500) of the Bekhterev family. The file of the dead participants of the war is kept.

The development of industrial enterprises (Electrobytpribor plants, Dzerzhinsky, timber plant, shoe, clothing, confectionery factories, etc.), institutions of agriculture, culture, public education, health care, sports of Sarapul, Kambar, Kiyasov, Karakulinsky districts are evidenced by certificates and reports on work, passports and advertising sheets of products of industrial enterprises, collective farms and state farms, certificates of advanced production.

The documents of the museum characterize the construction and improvement of the city, the setting of public education. Among them are the plans of the Sarapul administration for construction and improvement, diplomas, certificates, lists of students of schools and colleges.

Posters, programs, diplomas of the Sarapul Drama Theater, materials on the celebration of the city (posters, programs, booklets, photographs) are collected.

The social and political life of the city in recent years was reflected in the documents of political parties - the Social Democratic Party of Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, the political club "Elector". These are political resolutions, minutes of meetings, statutes, agreements, lists of members, reports on work.

The museum holds personal funds. For the pre-Soviet period - the fund of the artist A.P. Berkutov, among the documents of which - the examination album of the period of study at the Academy of Arts of 1877-1878, the certificate of graduation from a real school, invitation cards.

During the Soviet period, the fund of the driver of the steamer "Anika" Y. I. Anokhin is kept, which includes certificates, certificates, work certificates, advertising sheets of Sarapul trading firms.

There are funds of participants of the Great Patriotic War N.V. Nemirov, V.P. Novikov, M.N. Filatov, including certificates, certificates for awards, diplomas, military tickets.

The Foundation of the writer D. P. Bor-Ravensky consists of manuscripts of novels, short stories “Anxiety”, “Nurse from the Urals” (1936-1949), personal documents, correspondence of the writer. The collections of artists A. Gnedin, V. I. Korobov, E. Lobanov, L. Lyalin, D. P. Moshchevitin, V. G. Starov contain pencil sketches, costume sketches, scenery for performances, watercolors, graphic works; including the collection of L. Lyalin contains sketches of costumes, scenery for performances "The Inspector", "Maria Stewart" (1928-1929).

In the fund of local historian A. T. Buzilov deposited materials of a creative nature (author's manuscripts on the history of the Kama region, including "Notes on the history of Sarapul"), personal documents (mandates, certificates); biographical materials (autobiography, characteristics), correspondence. The fund of the editor of the newspaper "Red Prikamye", local historian S. F. Zarubin has manuscripts on the history of industry of Sarapul, part of the manuscript "City on Kama", diaries, notebooks, letters. The fund of local historian S. P. Zubarev includes manuscripts of his works "Communists in the struggle against the White founders of the Prirural region", "Civil war in the Kama region", "Death barge". In the fund of the journalist, local historian A. A. Reshetov there are manuscripts of articles, books, including the book "Fires over Kama", diaries, notebooks.

The funds of scientists are represented by the names of academician N. V. Melnikov and professor, inventor of the principle of radar P. S. Oshchepkov. Among the documents of N.V. Melnikov are manuscripts of his works and the works of his students: personal documents, diplomas, certificates, orders, welcome addresses to the Moscow Mining Institute, whose director was Melnikov. Among Oshchepkov’s documents are chapters from his book Life and Dream, a letter to Defense Minister D. F. Ustinov.

Preserved leaflets of the period of the first Russian revolution 1905-1907.

Scientific and technical documentation consists of maps of the Sarapul district of the early XX century, plans of lands within the boundaries of Sarapul (1855) and the city with its surroundings, maps, drawings, projects of city buildings for the modern period.

Film documents tell about the history of Sarapul. These include the films "30 Years of Victory", "We Are Talking About You, Sarapool!" (to the 200th anniversary of the city), "Old Sarapool", "Our Sarapool".

The earliest photographic document is the daguerreotype with the image of the doctor P. I. Ilyinsky (second floor of the XIX century).

Photo documents of the Soviet period reflect the history of the development of the city and the district, significant events in the life of the city, the activities of industrial enterprises, medical and educational institutions, collective farms and state farms. There are photo portraits of participants in the civil war, including A. T. Palshina, the Great Patriotic War, advanced production workers, labor veterans, noble citizens of the city, including doctors A. K. Dobronravov, P. P. Mitrofanov, correspondent of the newspaper "Udmurtskaya Pravda" A. A. Reshetov. The diapositives capture the architecture of the city.

The collection of phonodocuments is represented by gramophone, gramophone records and tape recordings. The records record Russian folk songs, songs and romances of composers of the XVIII - XX centuries, music of Soviet and foreign composers. Among them are records with records of I. S. Kozlovsky, S. Y. Lemeshev, L. O. Utesov and others. The tape records contain the memoirs of veterans of the party, the Komsomol, participants of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, including the organizers of the Communist Youth Union in Sarapul M. Y. Ryzhov and M. M. Chulkov; V. Krasnoperov, who accompanied the bread of the Kama region to the workers of Moscow in 1919, etc.