"Dostoevsky. A Writer’s Diary: Choosing the Way" Automatic translate

From May 20 in the Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts st. Lenin, 103, second floor) a new exposition of the exhibition project “Dostoevsky. Diary of a Writer: Choosing a Path ”.

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of F. M. Dostoevsky, the Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts and the Kaluga Regional Scientific Library named after V. G. Belinsky present the second exhibition of the joint project “Dostoevsky. A Writer’s Diary ".

This time the exposition is dedicated to the choice of the creative direction by Dostoevsky after his return from Siberian exile. Viewers will get acquainted with the novels "Demons" and "Crime and Punishment", which brought Fyodor Mikhailovich the glory of the world famous writer. The exhibition presents a line engraving of one of the best illustrators of Dostoevsky’s books in the world - the Belgorod graphic artist Stanislav Kosenkov. And also an engraving in 1830 by K. Beggrov’s workshop, depicting such a view of Sennaya Square with the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (demolished in 1961), which Rodion Raskolnikov could observe.

Immediately after its publication, The Demons drew controversial reviews: to critics, it seemed a caricature of revolutionary youth who are fighting for change, the conservative public saw in it a dangerous warning. An up-to-date view of the work is revealed in the poster of the Belarusian graphic artist Yuri Toreyev, the winner of the poster campaign "Dostoevsky: Black and White" in 2016 at the STRELKA International Biennale of Graphic Design. Another finalist of the action, the Moscow artist Nikolai Stock, is the author of a vivid interpretation of the portrait of the writer.

In addition, the Belinsky library provided for the exhibition the most valuable original of the April 1862 issue of the monthly literary and political magazine Vremya, which was published by Fyodor and Mikhail Dostoevsky from 1861 to 1863.

The exposition will run until August 3.