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Kozhevnikova A.M. A «big» house and a «small» story: the Romanovs and Novorossiysk in collections and events Novorossiysk Historical Museum-Reserve. Journal of Social Policy, Population Preservation and Reproductivity. 2025; 4(4). Available at: https://spnjournal.ru/PDF/02SPN425.pdf (in Russian).

A «big» house and a «small» story: the Romanovs and Novorossiysk in collections and events Novorossiysk Historical Museum-Reserve

Kozhevnikova Anastasia Mikhailovna
Novorossiysk Historical Museum-Reserve, Novorossiysk, Russia
E-mail: kozhevnikova.sfkrdu@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9394-1258
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=717152

Abstract. The assessment of historically significant events for our country is usually associated with those people who were its personification. So, in recent years, interest in the lives of famous historical figures has begun to return. A special area of this «interest» is connected with the life of the Russian imperial family, where, as a rule, the personality of the Emperor was at the center. But if we have an idea about the life of the Autocrats, then we know very little about the lives of his family members and courtiers. Not all of them left diary memories or became «objects» of camera-fourier magazines. But their daily lives reveal the nature of those social connections that underlie many important historical events. Of particular interest to the researcher are the personal diaries of representatives of the House of Romanov and their entourage — dignitaries of various levels, the military elite, ladies-in-waiting, tutors of the heirs to the throne and other persons close to the imperial family. Now many of these historical documents are available in a digital corpus of diaries on the website «Lived». The proposed article examines the experience of the Novorossiysk Historical Museum-Reserve’s appeal to the history of the Russian Imperial House as a source and inspiration for creating and holding events for the general public dedicated to various anniversary and festive events. The author reveals the connection of the imperial family with Novorossiysk and the Black Sea province, the center of which was the city in 1896–1920. A brief overview of the museum collection related to the imperial family is presented.

Keywords: Romanovs; imperial family; museum collections; museum events; Novorossiysk; Novorossiysk Historical Museum Reserve; Black Sea province

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