Since the birth of Krasnoyarsk merchant-bibliophile Gennady Yudin – 185 years

The merchant of the 2nd Guild Gennady Yudin is not the richest on the Yenisei. He started earning money at age 12. Saved, took no loans, twice won large sums in the lottery. His main passion was books. This house was built specifically for the library, and it is 2 times larger than the one in which the merchant himself, his wife and seven children lived. Olga Mironova, Head of the Museum-Estate G.V. Yudina: The house was heated with the help of six Dutch ovens. There were double flaps so that no corner popped out. It was strictly forbidden to bring kerosene lamps and candles here.” There are a lot of real things in the museum. A lot has been transferred to the museum by the family. Even those bookcases have survived. Museums allow you to touch, open. It was a catalog. In general, thanks to which all this has survived. The museum-estate is a monument of federal significance, protected by the state. Yudin sold his first collection of 81,000 books to the Library of Congress. This happened when he buried his two sons, when it was already felt that the revolution would not pass. Elena Burtseva, Head of the Department of Rare Books of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Library: These cabinets store the Yuda collection – this is a very large collection in the fund of the department of rare books. It has more than 10,000 storage units.” His second collection is kept in the library. There are copies miraculously preserved, the publication did not approve of censorship, the entire circulation was destroyed. Elena Burtseva, Head of the Department of Rare Books of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Library: "We found 4 copies of this publication in federal libraries, and as many as 2 copies are in the Yuda collection." In the regional library for the anniversary of Yudin opened an exhibition of rare books. The museum-estate on the birthday of the merchant held free excursions.

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