Memorable dates of Russia: Events, dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of M. M. Prishvin

February 4, 2013 it is marked the 140th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Prishvin, a prominent Russian writer, philosopher, and photographer. He was born on February 4, 1873 in the Province of Orel County (now Yeletsky district of the Lipetsk region). In his works he reflected what he saw during numerous trips - on the Volga region, the Crimea and Kazakhstan, the Far East, Kostroma and Yaroslavl land.

For a memorable date in Vladivostok opened the art exhibition of far Eastern creative movement “Prishvin House”. Michael Prishvin in the 30s of the last century has made several trips to the Primorsky Krai. Here he created a series of works, the most famous of which were “Ginseng” and “The scarlet Flower”. The writer in his diaries wrote with admiration about the nature of the Far East.

The exposition features more than 60 works by artists of Primorye - paintings, drawings, watercolors. All of them are devoted to the nature of the Far East - the Ussuri taiga, the sea, Mountain Rivers and lakes.

The M. M. Prishvin House Museum in the village Dunino (the Moscow Region) hosts an exhibition “Life is a journey ...” dedicated to the 140th anniversary of his birthday. The core of the exhibition consists of works by artist Irina Zatulovskaya and unique household items from its collection. The exposition presents Prishvin memorabilia, photos taken during travel of the writer and the books written by him as a result of travel.

February 5, 2013 at the Russian State Children's Library (Moscow) will be open an exhibition of illustrations for the works of Mikhail Prishvin “to my young friends”, dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the writer. The exhibition will feature the works of such famous illustrators as P. Bagin, I. Bruni, D. Vereysky, A. Plastov, E. Podkolzin, E. Rachev, N. Ustinov, A. Stern, and many others.