History and culture: The new exhibition within the framework of the exposition “Blok and his entourage” opened in Saint-Petersburg

The exhibition "Y. N. Verkhovsky and V.A. Zorgenfrey" opened within the framework of the exhibition "Blok and his entourage" at the Museum-apartment of Blok (St. Petersburg).

Names of Y. N. Verkhovsky and V. A. Sorgenfrey - writers, representatives of the Symbolist trend - repeatedly mentioned in the pages of notebooks Bloc. They were part of a circle of closest literary friends of the poet devoted his creative plans.

The exhibition presents materials from the State Museum of St. Petersburg: books, manuscripts, photographs from the collection of N. P. Ilyin and books from the library V. N. Orlov. These items reflect the history of the relationship and Verkhovsky and Sorgenfrey with a total for their friend and poetic idol - Blok: looking to the circumstances of memorable memories of him and add facts to their own biographies, giving an idea of ​​how different the destiny of poets of the Silver century.

Yuri Nikandrovich Verkhovsky (1878-1956) - poet, translator, literary historian who has devoted numerous studies poets Pushkin's time: Baratynsky, Delvig, Ryleyev.

Wilhelm Alexandrovich Zorgenfrey (1882-1938) - an outstanding poet, a talented translator - for many years he has been one of the most dedicated to Blok people.