Chekhov Library
The Central Municipal Public Library named after Anton Chekhov | |
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Центральная городская публичная библиотека имени А.П.Чехова | |
The Chekhov Library inaugurated in January 2010 | |
Location | Ulitsa Petrovskaya 96, Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1876 |
Branches | 14 |
Collection | |
Size | 1.34M |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 1.6M |
Population served | Taganrog |
Members | 76,000 |
Other information | |
Director | Mrs.Tatyana Alexeevna Mikheeva (Russian: Михеева Татьяна Алексеевна) |
Website | www |
Chekhov Library in Taganrog (full name The Central Municipal Public Library named after Anton Chekhov, Russian: Центральная городская публичная библиотека имени А.П.Чехова) is the oldest library in the South of Russia.
Foundation history
The public library along with a small bookstore were officially inaugurated on 23 May 1876 by the Governor of Taganrog Admiral Johan Hampus Furuhjelm. In March 1878, the Public Library moved into another building granted by the City Council on Petrovskaya Street.
School years of Anton Chekhov
Among the first subscribers were the writer Anton Chekhov, historian Pavel Filevsky, Vladimir Bogoraz, artists Seraphima Blonskaya and Dmitri Sinodi-Popov.
Books from Chekhov the writer
In 1890, mayor of Taganrog Konstantin Foti asked Chekhov to send his books with author's dedications to the Taganrog Public Library.
The Chekhov Library and Museum
In 1904, following Chekhov's death, the library was named after the playwright and short-story writer. The music department of the library is located at the historical Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog.
Gallery
- The old City Hall, home to the City Public Library in 1876–1877, photo taken in 2006.
- Taganrog public library, between 1878 and 1910.
- The project of the Chekhov Library & Museum in Taganrog designed by the architect Fyodor Schechtel (1911)
- Chekhov Library & Museum on an old postcard (photo taken between 1911 and 1917).
- The Chekhov Library until 2008.
- Tchaikovsky House in Taganrog used as Foreign & Music Dept. of Chekhov Library. Photographed in 2010.
References
- Filevskii, Pavel (1898) Istoriya goroda Taganroga. Moskva: Tipo-lit. K. F. Aleksandrova
- Encyclopedia of Taganrog, second edition, Taganrog, 2003.
- The official Chekhov Public Library web site.
External links
- Official homepage
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- Peter I Monument
- Alexander I Statue
- Chekhov Monument
- Monuments to Chekhov's Heroes
- Garibaldi Monument
- Great Patriotic War Monuments
- Gully of Petrushino Memorial
- Lenin Monument
- Monument to Defenders of Taganrog in 1855
- Ranevskaya Monument
or Chekhov family
- Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov
- Chekhov Gymnasium
- Taganrog Theatre
- Chekhov Shop
- Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows
- Greek Church and Greek School
- Gorky Park (Taganrog)
- Chekhov Monument
- Peter I Monument
- Chekhov Library
- The Family Seat
- Assumption Cathedral
- Cherepakha Islet
- Greek Monastery
- Greek Church and Greek School
- House with Bullets
- Old Stone Steps
- Taganrog Fortress
- Taganrog Old Prison
- Yelizavetinsky Park
or mansions
- Alexander I Palace
- Avgerino mansion
- Kelya of Saint Pavel of Taganrog
- Mariinskaya Gymnasium
- Rafailovich mansion
- Shakhmatov House
- Tchaikovsky House
- Taganrog Old Station
- Country Court
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