Famous People of Lebedyan

My native town inspired great Russians to

create their masterpieces.

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev liked to visit horse fairs which were held in Lebedyan. In the 19th

century Lebedyan was famous all over Russia for those fairs. Turgenev wrote his novel “Lebedyan” about the fairs. The novel was originally illustrated by the outstanding Russian artist Peter Sokolov. He also visited our town and painted “Horse fair in Lebedyan”, the picture which is now exhibited in the State TretyakovGallery.

Evgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin

Evgeny Zamyatin is probably one of our most famous townsman. He was born in Lebedyan in 1884. His parents were very intelligent people. His father was a preacher(священник) and his mother was fond of piano music and classical literature. Zamyatin became a talented writer. His revolutionary novel “We” is known in Russia and abroad.

Boris Michaylovich Kustodiev

In the summer of 1926 Evgeny Zamyatin who was born in Lebedyan invited his friend, an artist Boris Kustodiev to visit our town. It happened to be the last but the happiest summer in his life. Zamyatin wrote that he had never seen his friend so happy. Kustodiev spoke of Lebedian as of the heart of Russia. Everything here – the hills, the churches, the Don, apples, geese, grass in the streets – is native to a Russian.While in Lebedian, Kustodiev created many beautiful paintings which are inspired by our town.

Konstantin Nikolaevich Igumnov

The Igumnovs are well-known in Lebedyan. Konstantin Igumnov was an outstanding pianist and a professor of the Moscow Conservatory who founded one of the most famous piano schools in Russia. The rest of the family are probably not so famous but people in Lebedyan honour them for their good deals for the town.

Igumnov’s house

Автор проекта: Протопопов Александр

Консультанты: Протопопова Ольга

Толстикова Е.П.