Museum-estate of A.V. Suvorov in the village of Konchanskoye

The estate of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov in the village of Konchansky is the only one of the surviving Suvorov possessions. In the XVIII century Konchanskoye - Suvorov patrimony.

The estate became famous after it became the place of exile of the disgraced commander in 1797-1799. A.V. Suvorov, who served Russia with selfless devotion for almost half a century, was dismissed from service by Emperor Paul I and exiled to the remote Konchanskoye estate for opposing the Russification of the Russian army. From here, on February 7, 1799, the commander went on the famous Italian-Swiss campaign, to meet world fame.

The opening of the House-Museum of A.V. Suvorov in Konchansky took place on October 25, 1942. During its 70-year history, the museum has been significantly transformed. In 1965, the summer house of the commander was reconstructed - a lighthouse, which burned down in 1925. On May 18, 1975, in the restored and partially reconstructed building of the former stone church of St. Alexander Nevsky, an exposition of the diorama Alpine Campaign of A.V. Suvorov, made by battle artists A.I. Intezarov, P.T. Maltsev, F.P. Usypenko, opened for visitors.

In the 2000s, a complex of outbuildings was gradually restored: a kitchen wing, a carriage shed, a bathhouse, a barn, a cellar. In the kitchen wing there is an exposition telling about the traditional peasant life of the late XVIII - early XIX century. The wooden Suvorov church was reconstructed, which in 1900 was transported from Konchansky to St. Petersburg.

Now the museum is a historical and architectural manor ensemble of the XVIII century, located on the territory of the park with an area of 4.5 hectares. The estate tells about the everyday life of the commander, his economic activity and relations with the peasants, gives an idea of the way of life of the landlords. The museum is located in the village of Konchansko-Suvorovskoye, 35 km from the city of Borovichi and 250 km from Veliky Novgorod. It is a branch of the Novgorod Museum-Reserve since 1976.

Among the exhibits are authentic things from the estate, furniture of the Suvorov era, copies of the commander's things. Portraits, sculptures, engravings, documents illuminate the history of the exile of A.V. Suvorov in Kostan. The museum has 3,270 storage units, 398 are exhibited. Open to the public is the House-Museum of A.V. Suvorov, the kitchen wing, the exposition "Italo-Swiss campaign" in the building of the former stone church. From May to September, you can visit the summer house of the commander and the well on Mount Dubikha, an exhibition telling about the history of the Konchan Suvorov Church, transported to St. Petersburg. Every year the museum-estate is visited by more than 8,000 people.