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Boris Nikolayevich Chitcherin

Family One of a noble family of Tambov noblemen was Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin – the historian, the publicist, the lawyer. He was born in Tambov. In the childhood he lived in his father’s manor. It was situated in Inzaveno area.

Education Boris Nikolayevich has ended the Tambov man's grammar school and the Moscow university. In 1849 he returned to Tambov and was engaged in scientific activity. He was interested in history of Russian establishment in the 18th century. His dissertation which was successfully protected in 1856 also has been devoted this theme.

Books Since 1861 B. N.Chicherin worked at faculty of law of the Moscow university. In 1868 he returned to the father’s manor and worked unusually fruitfully: has written «History of political doctrines» in five volumes, "Legal philosophy", "Memoirs" in four volumes.

Boris Nikolayevich Сhicherin died on the 3rd of March in 1904 Boris Nikolayevich Сhicherin died on the 3rd of March in 1904. But the rich heritage of the talented scientist and the founder of Russian political science is interested of modern researchers.

There are many exhibitions giving a fuller appreciation about life and activity of Boris Nikolayevich - one of brilliant representatives of a sort of Chicherin in G. V. Chicherin's House museum in Tambov.

The Museum . G. V. Chitcherin's House museum was opened on the 12th of December in 1987. It takes place in the former mansion of city manor of the Russian diplomat in V. N. Chitcherin's (father G. V. Chitcherin) resignation.

George Chicherin The wooden house with an attic simulates stone architecture was built in the 19th century. Here since 1877 grew George Vasilevich Chicherin who was the known domestic diplomat, the National commissioner on foreign affairs of the USSR in 1918-1930, the historian, the publicist, the musician and the musicologist.

Georgy Chicherin was born in an aristocratic family Georgy Chicherin was born in an aristocratic family. His father, Vasily N. Chicherin, was a diplomat in the service of the Russian Empire. As a young man, Chicherin became fascinated with history as well as classical music, especially Richard Wagner. He spoke all major European languages and a number of Asian ones. After graduating from St. Petersburg University with a degree in history and languages, Chicherin worked in the archival section of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1903.

In 1904 Chicherin inherited the estate of his celebrated uncle —  Boris Chicherin — in the Tambov region and became very wealthy. He immediately used his new found fortune to support revolutionary activities in the runup to the Russian Revolution of 1905 and was forced to flee abroad to avoid arrest later in the year. He spent the next 13 years in Western Europe, mostly London, Paris and Berlin.

In this house in 70 – 80 of XIX century there lived his uncle, the outstanding scientist and public figure Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin. Two memorial boards remind of these events on a building facade. G. V. Chicherin's House .museum is the research and cultural and educational establishment. Scientifically-educational work of the House museum of G. V. Chicherin is various. There are nine different rooms.

Halls of the Chicherin’s museum

The Green hall In the Green hall (a man's drawing room) the corner of a drawing room of the house of Chicherin in Sentry (80-years 19в is presented.), also photos of the house of Chicherinyh in an entail property in with.

The White hall The white hall represents a musical room in which there is a black grand piano of firm Getts. A drawing room ornament is the memorial tortoise case with bronze incrustation.

The Crimson hall Crimson hall - a female drawing room. Zhorzhina Egorovna met here the visitors. Often was engaged with children. It is possible to tell about the Blue room that it was the dining room, and it is possible - private theatricals.

The Blue hall

In the Cream hall there are K. J In the Cream hall there are K. J. Malofeev's works and George Vasilevich Chicherin's book "Mozart".

Also here many other rooms such as George's Room, Nikolay's room, a room of the Sleepyhead, the Swiss room.

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