The Ulyanovsk Museum of Local History houses more than 300 illustrations for Ivan Goncharov’s literary works, including the ones made by David Borovsky, Yury Ignatyev, Pyotr Pinkisevich, and Ilya Glazunov. The drawings were mostly donated at the turn of the 1980s by either the artists themselves or their relatives. It was then that the only Russian museum dedicated to Ivan Goncharov began to form.
In 1972, Goncharov’s works were published in six volumes. The last two of them featured the novel “The Precipice” illustrated by Ilya Glazunov. Rather than the scenes from the novel, the artist portrayed the characters, as he strove to convey their emotions and the surroundings intended by the author.
In one of his illustrations, Glazunov depicted Ulyana Kozlova — the wife of a teacher Leonty Kozlov. In the novel, she was described as follows,
In 1972, Goncharov’s works were published in six volumes. The last two of them featured the novel “The Precipice” illustrated by Ilya Glazunov. Rather than the scenes from the novel, the artist portrayed the characters, as he strove to convey their emotions and the surroundings intended by the author.
In one of his illustrations, Glazunov depicted Ulyana Kozlova — the wife of a teacher Leonty Kozlov. In the novel, she was described as follows,
