The chaise lounge chair made of solid beechwood belonged to Nikolay Chernyshevsky in the last years of his life. Its curved shape is typical of bentwood furniture. The seat and back are covered with patterned reed braid. There is a high back frame with a rounded top between the back legs. The unfolding part of the seat is hinged to the frame and turns the chair into a chaise lounge with a hinged prop.
Reclining on this chaise lounge, Chernyshevsky spent a lot of time writing articles ‘as a supplement to translated Georg Weber’s works.’ Kozma Soldatyonkov’s proposal to start the second edition of translated works inspired the publicist to redraft a substantial part of the previous volumes. After he moved to Saratov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky sent the publisher a continuation of the first Weber’s volume revised by him.
Nikolay Chernyshevsky still read a lot. He was interested not only in books, but also in newspapers from which he learned about the most important events in the town’s life. His cousin, Ekaterina Pypina, remembered Chernyshevsky once discussing a newspaper article with her father, Nikolay Pypin. The press reported on the first telephone line installed in the city, replenished collections of A.N. Radishchev Museum, and meetings of the local academic archival commission.
As a former journalist, Chernyshevsky was surely interested to learn about the state of the newspaper business and its key personalities. In 1889, four newspapers were published in Saratov: The Saratov Leaflet, The Saratov Journal, The Saratov Provincial Gazette, and The Saratov Eparchial Gazette. Chernyshevsky began writing the last article in his life, Thoughts about the Future of Saratov, for The Saratov Leaflet. Its first lines were devoted to the memories of the Volga. The beginning of the article was discovered in the archive by his younger son, Mikhail Nikolaevich.
After Chernyshevsky died, his wife, Olga Sokratovna, sold the chair to Nikolay Khovansky, a Saratov journalist, who donated it to the Saratov Scientific Archival Commission. In 1920, the chaise longue was passed to the Memorial Estate of N.G. Chernyshevsky and was recorded as furniture item No. 2 in its book of acquisitions. In 1978, the chair was refurbished, and since 1988, it has been displayed in the Last Years of Nikolay Chernyshevsky section of the literary exposition titled Worthy Son of the Motherland.
Reclining on this chaise lounge, Chernyshevsky spent a lot of time writing articles ‘as a supplement to translated Georg Weber’s works.’ Kozma Soldatyonkov’s proposal to start the second edition of translated works inspired the publicist to redraft a substantial part of the previous volumes. After he moved to Saratov, Nikolay Chernyshevsky sent the publisher a continuation of the first Weber’s volume revised by him.
Nikolay Chernyshevsky still read a lot. He was interested not only in books, but also in newspapers from which he learned about the most important events in the town’s life. His cousin, Ekaterina Pypina, remembered Chernyshevsky once discussing a newspaper article with her father, Nikolay Pypin. The press reported on the first telephone line installed in the city, replenished collections of A.N. Radishchev Museum, and meetings of the local academic archival commission.
As a former journalist, Chernyshevsky was surely interested to learn about the state of the newspaper business and its key personalities. In 1889, four newspapers were published in Saratov: The Saratov Leaflet, The Saratov Journal, The Saratov Provincial Gazette, and The Saratov Eparchial Gazette. Chernyshevsky began writing the last article in his life, Thoughts about the Future of Saratov, for The Saratov Leaflet. Its first lines were devoted to the memories of the Volga. The beginning of the article was discovered in the archive by his younger son, Mikhail Nikolaevich.
After Chernyshevsky died, his wife, Olga Sokratovna, sold the chair to Nikolay Khovansky, a Saratov journalist, who donated it to the Saratov Scientific Archival Commission. In 1920, the chaise longue was passed to the Memorial Estate of N.G. Chernyshevsky and was recorded as furniture item No. 2 in its book of acquisitions. In 1978, the chair was refurbished, and since 1988, it has been displayed in the Last Years of Nikolay Chernyshevsky section of the literary exposition titled Worthy Son of the Motherland.
