Nabokov'shouse — the house in St. Petersburg , on the current at Bolshaya Morskayastreet, 47. It was in this house , Vladimir Nabokov was born in 1899.Currently, the first floor of the house — museum of VladimirNabokova.Soderzhanie [ remove]History of the HouseBetween 1897 and the OctoberRevolution house became the property of Nabokov , which they received as adowry from Rukavishnikova Helena (mother of Vladimir Nabokov). VladimirVladimirovich lived in the house until November 1917 .House thoroughlydescribed in his autobiography Other Shores (The Other Shores) and Speak,Memory (Speak, Memory). For Vladimir this house was " the only house inthe world ."Subsequently , even when he became rich, he never acquired anyother home and preferred to live in hotels.Museum of Vladimir NabokovSinceApril 1998, the first floor of the house (called "family floor " atthe time of Nabokov) is the "Museum of Vladimir Nabokov ," and thetwo upper floors (" parent floor " and " children's floor ") occupy the offices of the newspaper " Neva time ." The museum is a"phone room ", " dining ", " library ", "the committee room " (where most of the meetings were held of theConstitutional Democratic Party) and the "kitchen". Inside the House of NabokovInside the little that remains from thetime of the Nabokov family living in this house. Time and history nothing isspared , except for the interiors of several rooms on the first and secondfloors of the building and the old stained glass windows above the stairway leadingto the third floor .Nabokov's memorabilia , including personal belongings ofVladimir Nabokov (index cards , pencils , glasses , playing Scrabble) , as wellas books and other items related to his life and art, are the basis of themuseum's collection . The museum is dedicated to the memory of VladimirNabokov's development and its artistic heritage and cultural values, both inRussia and internationally. Museum — not only the house and exhibits related tothe life and environment of Nabokov , but the museum also provides a researchlibrary for scholars and conducts numerous activities: reading the works ofNabokov and those whom he admired (such as Anton Chekhov and James Joyce) lectures by international or national conferences (" Nabokov and Russia", " Nabokov and England ", " Nabokov and France "," Nabokov and Germany ", " Nabokov and the United States ofAmerica ") , an annual international summer school Nabokov exhibition ofobjects related to Nabokov . The activities of the Museum of Nabokov hasregular support of leading scientists from around the world .The museum is partof the Philological Faculty of St. Petersburg State University
