The book “Magnetism of Sergach” was written by Vyacheslav Andreyevich Gromov — the founder of the Sergach Museum of Local Lore in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. He was born in Sergach in 1919 and, after graduating from a pedagogical college, worked as a primary school teacher. In times of the Great Patriotic War, Vyacheslav Gromov graduated from the Leningrad Military Engineering School, participated in the demining of the Finnish Mannerheim Line, and liberated China as part of the Guards Red Banner Tank Army.
After the war, Gromov returned to Sergach and worked at the school for 30 years. He fulfilled his dream of creating a museum of local lore in his native town, which later received the title of a national museum and was awarded a diploma by the regional culture department. For his achievements in pedagogy, Vyacheslav Gromov was awarded the honorary titles “Excellence in Public Education” and “Honored School Teacher of the RSFSR”. Gromov was an active member of the district branch of the Council of Veterans of War, Labor and Law Enforcement. On February 22, 1968, he was awarded the title of “Honorary Townsman”.
Vyacheslav Gromov’s book “Magnetism of Sergach”, written in 1989, was published in 1996. It was a collection of local history essays, notes, and remarks. Vyacheslav Gromov’s concept of the region’s history was inspired by books and archives, meeting and corresponding with people, his own impressions, enquiring mind, and the motto “fact to fact, thought to thought, word to word”. This revised and extended edition sheds light on the history of the Sergach district up to the 2000s. The preface titled “About the Author of This Book” reads:
After the war, Gromov returned to Sergach and worked at the school for 30 years. He fulfilled his dream of creating a museum of local lore in his native town, which later received the title of a national museum and was awarded a diploma by the regional culture department. For his achievements in pedagogy, Vyacheslav Gromov was awarded the honorary titles “Excellence in Public Education” and “Honored School Teacher of the RSFSR”. Gromov was an active member of the district branch of the Council of Veterans of War, Labor and Law Enforcement. On February 22, 1968, he was awarded the title of “Honorary Townsman”.
Vyacheslav Gromov’s book “Magnetism of Sergach”, written in 1989, was published in 1996. It was a collection of local history essays, notes, and remarks. Vyacheslav Gromov’s concept of the region’s history was inspired by books and archives, meeting and corresponding with people, his own impressions, enquiring mind, and the motto “fact to fact, thought to thought, word to word”. This revised and extended edition sheds light on the history of the Sergach district up to the 2000s. The preface titled “About the Author of This Book” reads:
