The Life of Ivan Tsvetaev

The film is dedicated to the Russian scientist I.V. Tsvetaev - a specialist in the field of ancient history, epigraphy and art, corresponding member. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, founder and first director of the Museum of Fine Arts named after Emperor Alexander III in Moscow (now the Museum of Fine Arts named after A.S. Pushkin). 1st part. The interiors of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Hall of Antique Sculpture. The central staircase of the museum. Violinists performing at one of the concerts during the December evenings in the museum. The audience in the hall. The daughter of IV Tsvetaev, writer AI Tsvetaeva, at home, talks about her father and his activities related to the creation of the museum (sinhr.). Photos of IV Tsvetaev and his family members. Sculpture atlases created by I.V. Tsvetaev for teaching students. Books by I.V. Tsvetaev. Photos of the building and interior of the Rumyantsev Museum. Photos showing the construction of the Museum of Fine Arts. Portrait of the architect of the museum R. I. Klein. A photograph of the patron of the arts Y.S. Nechaev-Maltsov, who invested money in the construction of the museum. Newspaper articles announcing the opening of the museum. Newsreel footage: the arrival of Emperor Nicholas II and his family members at the opening of the museum on May 31, 1912. Part 2. Hall of Antique Sculpture. Museum exhibits introducing the culture of Ancient Egypt. Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts I.A.Antonov in the museum hall talks about the traditions of the museum, laid down by the founder of the museum I.V. Tsvetaev (sinhr.). The central entrance of the museum in the evening. Memorial plaques to I.V. Tsvetaev, R.I. Klein, Yu.S. Nachaev-Maltsov.

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1993