Orlovtsev invited to celebrate the birthday of Turgenev

On November 9, at 12:00, the Turgenev Museum will hold a festive program for the writer’s birthday. The event will begin with a rally on the site of the former Turgenev estate in Orel. Flowers will be laid at the memorial plaque.

Then, in the lecture hall of the museum, an exhibition “Good deeds will not fly away with smoke” will open, dedicated to Turgenev-Benefactor and people who helped others. Visitors will be presented with rare documents about the writer’s care for the residents of Spassky, peasants and their children, as well as his support for young writers.

The program includes romances performed by Oryol musician Ivan Balanov and the play “Evening on the eve of St. Sylvester”.