The Guild of Vitebsk Restorers and Designers is improving the Repin Museum-Estate in Zdravnevo

April 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The guild of Vitebsk restorers and designers has united for the first time at a subbotnik (volunteer work day) and is improving the branch of the regional museum of local lore - the Ilya Repin estate museum in Zdravnevo near Vitebsk, the museum told a BELTA correspondent. Usually, on the day of the subbotnik, designers and architects worked in their organizations. This time, representatives of state and private design and construction organizations, and "Vitebskrestavratsiya" gathered by professional affiliation and on the eve of the International Day for Monuments and Sites decided to tidy up and prepare the estate of the great Russian artist for the start of the tourist season. One of the construction paint manufacturers also contributed to the improvement of the historical landmark, providing materials for the protective coating of benches and wooden parts of the house free of charge. Ilya Repin acquired the "Zdravnevo" estate in 1892. The main manor house was built on his design on the picturesque bank of the Western Dvina River. Not far from the estate, in the cemetery of the parish church in the village of Sloboda, Ilya Repin's father, Yefim, was buried. During the years 1892-1901, the artist created the paintings "Belarusian", "Moonlit Night", "The Duel", "In the Sun" in Zdravnevo. The "Zdravnevo" estate museum was established in 1988. The collections of the regional museum of local lore house Repin's watercolors, drawings, icons painted for the Sloboda church, as well as authentic photographs, letters, and books. The International Day for Monuments and Sites is celebrated on April 18. The celebration of this day was established by the assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites, created under UNESCO in 1983. The international day for the protection of monuments was first celebrated in 1984. According to preliminary data, about 490,000 people are working at the subbotnik in the Vitebsk region today. -0-