In the early 2000s, a museum dedicated to Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaeva opened in Feodosia. The exhibition is located in the house where the younger sister of the poetess lived from 1913 to 1914. Although the building has two entrances, Anastasia rented rooms in the first one, but the museum was placed in the second, as access to the necessary room could not be obtained.
Marina Tsvetaeva lived nearby, and both houses are now marked with commemorative plaques. The creation of the museum was made possible by the efforts of local activists: Irina Dvoinina, Nadezhda Sadovskaya, and Svetlana Arefyeva. It is part of the Memorial Museum-Reserve "Kimmeria M. A. Voloshin," which also includes the houses-museums of Voloshin, Paustovsky, Grin, and the Literary and Artistic Museum in Old Crimea.
The museum's exhibition tells about the lives of the Tsvetaeva sisters in Feodosia and their acquaintance with the local creative intelligentsia. They first visited Koktebel in May 1911 at the invitation of Maximilian Voloshin, and in June of the same year, they were enchanted by Feodosia, calling it "magical."
A couple of years later, the sisters spent the winter in Feodosia, renting two houses: Marina lived with her family at the Redlikh dacha, while Anastasia lived with her family on Boulevard Street. They quickly became part of Voloshin's circle of friends, participated in musical and poetic evenings, and hosted well-known figures in the arts.
The museum halls feature photographs and postcards depicting Feodosia of that time, personal belongings of the sisters, antique furniture, and printed publications. Special attention is given to the Tsvetaevas' stay in Koktebel, where Marina met her future husband, Sergey Efron.
In the Tsvetaeva's Living Room, you can see memorial items such as the furniture set from the Redlikh house, a stereoscope by E. M. Redlikh used by Anastasia, and a handle from the gate of the house on Boulevard Street.
Every August, the museum hosts the Tsvetaeva Festival, gathering fans of the sisters' work. The program includes poetic and musical evenings, theatrical performances, excursions, and concerts. Details about the festival can be found on the official websites of the museum and the museum-reserve "Kimmeria M. A. Voloshin."
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