The museum is dedicated to the life and work of Ural writer and populist Fyodor Mikhailovich Reshetnikov, one of the outstanding literati of the mid-19th century. He is known for his works such as the novella "Podlipovtsy" and the novels "Gornorabochie", "Glumovy", and "Gde luchshe".

Fyodor Mikhailovich Reshetnikov, a people's writer, truthfully depicts the lives of ordinary people in post-reform Russia, showcasing their suffering, poverty, and disenfranchisement.

Before Reshetnikov, literature had not known such an honest and realistic portrayal of village life and the everyday existence of simple peasants, with their burdens, weaknesses, and submissiveness. His ability to show characters from different perspectives makes him a great writer. In the images of peasants, he reflected the duality of the Russian soul: on one hand, submission; on the other, a desire to change one's fate, protest, and a heroic spirit.

In honor of Fyodor Mikhailovich Reshetnikov, a square in Perm, streets in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg are named after him. The memorial museum in Yekaterinburg is the only museum dedicated to his life and work.

The Literary and Memorial House-Museum of Reshetnikov is part of the United Museum of Ural Writers. It is located in a mansion from the first third of the 19th century, a two-story stone house that is a monument to the road layout of Russia at that time. According to legend, Reshetnikov was born in this house to a postman, and the rooms were rented out to postal workers.

The museum is dedicated not only to the life and work of the writer but also to the activities of the Ural postal service in the second half of the 19th century. The mansion houses items, sketches, photographs, and editions of works related to Fyodor Mikhailovich, as well as interesting items belonging to his father and colleagues.

The museum recreates the room of a coachman and a postman, showcasing household items from that time. In the courtyard stands a postal cart. The museum includes outbuildings: a stable, contemporary to Yekaterinburg, a carriage house, and an operational forge.

Here, the life of a postal courtyard from the 19th century has been recreated. The courtyard is paved with Ural granite and enclosed by a fence with wrought iron grilles. Next to the entrance gates are black-and-white milestone posts. The part of the street adjacent to the museum is also part of the recreated postal courtyard.

The Reshetnikov House-Museum is the only museum in the Urals where the postal life of the second half of the 19th century has been recreated. The exhibition was assembled in 1991 and updated in 2013.