Description of the attraction
The famous A. V. Suvorov is located in the village of Konchanskoye-Suvorovskoye, which is 250 km from the city of Novgorod and 35 km from the city of Borovichi. It is the only museum dedicated to the economic activities, everyday life and relations with the working peasants of the famous Russian landowner and commander Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich.
The village of Konchanskoye-Suvorovskoye is the administrative center of the large Konchansko-Suvorovskoye rural settlement in the municipal Borovichi district of the Novgorod region. A small village appeared in the territorial lands of the palace order, which is not far from Lake Sheregodra, immediately after the "Time of Troubles" - at a time when the largest number of Karelians were actively resettling from the lands that were transferred to Sweden according to the Stolbovski Peace Treaty, drawn up in 1617.
It was Konchanskoe-Suvorovskoe that during the 18-19 centuries was the ancestral estate of the Suvorov family, because not only it, but also other nearby villages in 1763 were bought by Vasily Ivanovich Suvorov - the father of the famous Russian commander. Prior to this, the village was under the jurisdiction of Elizaveta Petrovna, after which in 1762 it was donated to the housekeeper Vorontsova A. N., who literally immediately sold it and the peasants adjacent to it to Lieutenant General I. I. Shuvalov. Alexander Vasilyevich personally visited the village several times, namely in 1784, 1786 and during the period from 1797 to 1799, while in exile.
Since its inception, Konchanskoye has always been considered the volost center of the vast Konchanskoye volost in the Borovichi district of the Novgorod province. In the winter of December 22, 1940, a monument dedicated to the outstanding Russian commander was erected in the village of Konchanskoye-Suvorovskoye, which coincided with the 150-year-old date of the capture of Izmail. In mid-1950, the village of Konchanskoye became Konchansky-Suvorovsky. The opening of the museum took place in the fall of October 25, 1942 in the former house of Suvorov.
To date, there is Suvorov's winter house, a small fire-lamp house, a Suvorov well, a diorama called "Suvorov's Trek to the Alps", which in 1975 took place in a church building built in 1901. The estate also includes a beautiful park with a pond located on an area of about 4 hectares with alleys, a park gazebo and mighty oaks from the distant Suvorov time. In addition, at the moment, all existing outbuildings have been completely reconstructed, for example, a large kitchen and a real Russian bathhouse, and the reconstruction of a church built of wood has been completed.
It is known that Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov owned about 15 nearby villages, as well as several thousand subordinate serfs. But it is worth noting that, despite the listed figures, the economy and life of the great commander were rather modest. At the time when Suvorov lived in his house, his estate consisted exclusively of wooden buildings, later lost due to merciless fires and dilapidation, after which they were reconstructed in the Soviet era.
Most accurately, the reconstruction of the appearance of Suvorov's house, as well as a small fire-lamp house, was carried out. The interior decoration and interior are almost completely lost today and do not correspond at all to the original appearance, but still there are some items that once belonged to Suvorov; besides, there is a rather interesting painting.
A small well and a small light house are located at a distance from the main buildings, namely on Mount Dubikha, next to which four oak trees grow, which in 1798 were planted by the commander himself. An amazingly picturesque view opens up from the high mountain, which does not leave any visitor indifferent. Surprisingly beautiful places located nearby are a unique combination of magnificent Russian antiquity and the picturesque nature of the eastern spurs on the Valdai Upland.
