Museum-estate "Suida" – the former estate of the grandfather of the great Russian poet A. S. Pushkin, Hannibal Abram Petrovich. A mysterious person is the companion of Peter I still not haunted by many historians.
In the spring of 1759 A. P. Hannibal acquired the Suida manor the village resurrection and surrounding villages to the count Fyodor Alekseevich Apraksin. Here Hannibal gave the main estate of his possessions, for which they later were bought neighbouring lickie, Kobrin and barracks of the earth. In the Suida A. P. Hannibal and his family settled in 1762 after retirement.
In the Suida already had a manor house in the Baroque style, service, a regular garden with a pond, other estate buildings. Abram Petrovich gave great importance to the improvement of his estate. Under him there were established channels, new avenues, erected the humpback bridge, a gazebo, grotto. Beside Sobrino, on the river Suida was built a stone mill. They say that in the estate of Hannibal was even a fountain, sundial. But the main attraction of the Suida was a stone couch, which was a fortress carved into a huge boulder.
At the time of Hannibal have a period of prosperity of agriculture in the Suida. It began to grow then considered a gimmick potatoes, a special pride of the estate was represented by greenhouses, which grew peaches, lemons, apricots. Half of the total area of the estate consisted of arable land. Sustainable yields were provided with a special drainage system that took water from wetlands.
Abram Petrovich was a zealous parishioner in the Church in the Suida and cared for her: it was transferred to the temple several religious books.
Hannibal's house was filled with many relics of Peter Proud owner was a library. The manor house burned down in 1897
Hannibal died in the Suida in 1781 he was buried in the Old cemetery, but the grave was subsequently lost. In our days on the supposed place of his burial was installed granite stele. Bequest of the estate of Hannibal was inherited by his eldest son, Ivan, the celebrated military leader of Catherine's time, the founder of the city of Kherson, hero Chesmensky battle. Ivan Abramovich most of my time spent in the Suida, a Frequent guest of the estate was a famous military leader Suvorov.
On earth of Suida still, there are legends about the "black gentleman". Some even believe that their pedigrees are present the blood of Hannibal.
Village of Voskresenskoye, were included in the estate of Hannibal, is connected with the name of A. S. Pushkin's nanny – known to all of Arina Rodionovna. Here she was born, hence her tales. And still live here Pestrikov – descendants of her relatives.
In the estate of the Suida was born, spent his childhood and grew up Hope Hannibal, the mother of the great poet. Here, in 1796, she married Lieutenant S. L. Pushkin. They lived in this mansion and after the wedding. Unknown, have you been here Alexander. According to the legend, it is here where the famous Pushkin Lukomorye, and more recently in manor Park on the shore of the pond stood a seven hundred year old oak tree.
Now in the Suida – Museum. It was established in 1986 as a public, but became a state in the year 200-year anniversary of the birth of the poet. The Museum occupied a section of the original stone buildings of the times of Hannibal – the guest wing. The main exposition of the Museum presents memorial relics of Abram Petrovich and his descendants. It exhibits items great-grandfather of Pushkin: the bronze candlestick, books from his library, jewelry box, silver tea spoon, snuff box.
Most of the artifacts donated to the Museum in Moscow and St. Petersburg descendants of Hannibal, the old-timers of Suida, scholars. The pride of the Museum – an old towel with lace and monogram "A. S." it is Said that it belonged to Alexander Pushkin.
In addition canibalismo wings in the Suida preserved: the stables, Manager's house, human, animal farm, smithy. Real decoration of the mansion is an old Park, which survived part of the bath Linden alley. Partially preserved Lime, Birch and Spruce Avenue.
Stone sofa Hannibal, who was previously Wet meadow, now faces the pond.
In 1990, during the laying of the pipeline through the centre of the estate, was discovered the Foundation of an old house and numerous relics of the past. Of special value among the findings are: clay pipes, fragments of Dutch stove tiles, copper coin 1766, fragments of porcelain and glassware, Cannonball, copper bell road, forged nails. Currently all these relics transferred to the exposure Aginskoe Museum.
In the Museum-estate "Suida" are held each year Pushkin holidays, come here often descendants of Hannibal.
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