Presentation of a new book about Sawa Yamschikova will be held today at 16:00 at the State Historical Museum

Sawa Yamschikov
Source: shm.ru

Generation thaw identifies the name of Sava Yamschikova revived in the 1970's interest in icons. His 25-year-old art critic, Andrei Tarkovsky chose a consultant of the film "Andrei Rublev". Coachman opened the huge amount of Russian art - a provincial portrait of the XVII century. Finally, it is our duty to Savva Vasilievich familiarity with the legacy of the great Russian artist and thinker Yefim Chestnyakova and land artist Gregory Ostrovsky, with a light hand Yamschikova, became known in Russia.

Late Yamschikov - is protection of the Pushkin Reserve, years of struggle for decent conduct of Gogol's celebrations for Russia's first museum of the writer, for the fact that the monument by Andreeva remained at the same spot near the house where Gogol burned the second volume of "Dead Souls" and where he died.

Savva Vasilievich not compromised when it came to his beloved Pskov , was persistent, and hard proof in matters of restitution. Made friends with the legendary abbot of the Pskov-Caves Monastery Archimandrite Alipov, with Patriarch Alexy II, with many prominent figures of culture, science and sport. With many high-profile break it off and wrote about them biting article. They called him a violent, passionate, uncompromising, he was feared, hated, and admired. Whole year Sava Yamschikova no longer with us, but his place in the cultural field so far no one has won.

The book includes memories of close friends Savva Vasilievich, associates, colleagues and family members of this remarkable man - restorer, art historian, educator, social activist. Among the authors of memories - the ballet dancer Vladimir Vasiliev, hockey player Vyacheslav Sergeant, actor Vasily Livanov, Nicholas Burlyaev, Yuri Nazarov, artists Sergei Alimov, Pavel Anosov, Sergey Barkhin, Vladimir Maslov, Natalia Nesterova , Tatyana Nazarenko , journalists Guzel Agisheva, Vladimir Mamontov, Yuri Rost, Dmitry Shevarov, writers Igor Zolotussky, Valentin Kurbatov, Albert Likhanov, diplomat Valentin Falin, Mikhail Demurin, representatives of television Arkady Mamontov Sergey Shumakov, Victor Pravdyuk, Lev Nikolayev, art, science and culture.

narrative complement of over 200 rare photographs from personal archives SV Yamschikova, many of which are published for the first time.

«Sawa were afraid of police, ministers , editors. And the president himself when going to the Human Rights Council, which was recently included Sawa, winced as the restorer of all Russia, as called Sawa in "Izvestia", stood up and angrily question: "Are you for it to fail Abramtzevo? You for having to kill Pushkin Mikhailovskoye ?"»

«With the departure of Yamschikova was at least one person who could safely say on many occasions our skewed life:" It's unfair. " And his voice is worth our tens. We simply help they could. He scraped injustice ».

Source: museum.ru