The House of Creativity "Staraya Ladoga" was an all-Russian centre for artistic creativity, which existed in the Volkhovsky District of

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...

from the mid-20th century up to the 1990s. It was located opposite the ancient village of Staraya Ladoga on the right bank of the

Volkhov River The Volkhov (russian: Во́лхов) is a river in Novgorodsky and Chudovsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and Kirishsky and Volkhovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia. It connects Lake Ilmen and Lake Ladoga and forms pa ...

History

After the origination of the Leningrad Union of Soviet Artists, a question about the foundation of the house for vacation and creativity was stated. For this purpose in 1935, some accommodations were allocated in the Leningrad suburb Gatchina. The restoration of them began in 1936, but

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

intervened in it. Gatchina was occupied for almost three years during World War II. The Gatchina Palace was destroyed and the house for vacation and creativity, too. In February 1945, it was the second attempt of the foundation of this one. The ex-estate of the prince Nikolay Shakhovskoy in Staraya Ladoga was given up to Leningrad artists as a base zone for the rest and creative work. It was a good choice. Staraya Ladoga has always been drawing attention of Russian painters by the ancient barrows, architectural monuments and romantic views of the

. There were the artists Ivan Aivazovsky,

Orest Kiprensky Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (russian: Орест Адамович Кипренский -) was a leading Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. His most familiar work is probably his portrait of Alexander Pushkin (1827), which prompted the ...

, Aleksander Orłowski, , Alexey Venetsianov and many others in the nineteenth century. A future member of the

Imperial Academy of Arts The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by the founder of the Imperial Moscow University Ivan Shuvalov under the name ''Academy of the Thre ...

and the Peredvizhniki group

Vassily Maximov Vassily Maximovich Maximov (russian: Васи́лий Максимо́вич Макси́мов; – ) was a Russian painter, a prominent member of the Peredvizhniki group. Biography Maximov was born to a peasant family in the village of Lopi ...

was born and laid to rest there. He portrayed scenes from an everyday life of peasants. Renowned artist Nicholas Roerich painted his sketches there during the summer of 1899. He named this landscape the best of the Russian one.Д. П. Бучкин. О доме творчества «Старая Ладога» // Д. П. Бучкин. Гравюры и рассказы. — СПб, Бибилиотека «Невского альманаха», 2004. — С. 10. He wrote that a feeling of ancient Motherland could overfill the viewer when directing the look at Staraya Ladoga.База отдыха «Староладожская дача

Valentin Serov Valentin Alexandrovich Serov (russian: Валенти́н Алекса́ндрович Серо́в; 19 January 1865 – 5 December 1911) was a Russian painter and one of the premier portrait artists of his era. Life and work Youth and educ ...

, Konstantin Korovin, Boris Kustodiev also worked there. Alexander Samokhvalov was in Staraya Ladoga many times in 1924–26. He took part in the restoration of St. George's Church. That experience gave a great deal to this artist: it helped him to understand the effect of joining a monumental painting with the architectural forms. He painted his ''Staraya Ladoga'' (1924) and ''Family of Fisherman'' (1926,

Russian Museum The State Russian Museum (russian: Государственный Русский музей), formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (russian: Русский Музей Императора Александра III), on ...

) there. The restoring works continued 15 years since 1946, meanwhile Leningrad artists began to work in Staraya Ladoga since 1940s. Primarily artists stayed at the native country houses. The most popular was a house of an old woman Tatyana Egorovna, whose portrait we can find in numerous canvases. Many years this place was a plentiful source of inspiration for such artist as Sergei Osipov, Gleb Savinov,

Nikolai Timkov Nikolai Efimovich Timkov (russian: Тимко́в Никола́й Ефи́мович; August 12, 1912 – December 25, 1993) was a Soviet Russian painter, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, and a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artis ...

Arseny Semionov Arseny Nikiforovich Semionov (russian: link=no, Арсе́ний Ники́форович Семе́нов; January 23, 1911 – September 13, 1992) was a Soviet painter and art teacher, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Leningrad U ...

and also for many others. As an important center of the art life of Russia for 30 years a House of Creativity "Staraya Ladoga" began to work permanently in the beginning of 1960s after the finish of the restoration.Дом творчества художников «Старая Ладога» в галерее «Голубая гостиная» Санкт-Петербургского Союза художников
/ref> Such artists as

Evsey Moiseenko Yevsey Yevseyevich Moiseyenko (russian: Евсе́й Евсе́евич Моисе́енко; – 29 November 1988) was a Soviet Russian painter. He was a People's Artist of the USSR (1970), full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1973) ...

, Alexander Samokhvalov,

Vecheslav Zagonek Vecheslav Frantsevich Zagonek (russian: Вячесла́в Фра́нцевич Заго́нек; December 19, 1919 – June 24, 1994) was a Soviet, Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR, Member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, w ...

, Vladimir Ovchinnikov,

Boris Ugarov Boris Sergeevich Ugarov (russian: Бори́с Серге́евич Уга́ров; 6 February 1922 – 2 August 1991) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and art educator, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Leningrad. He was ...

Boris Shamanov Boris Ivanovich Shamanov (russian: Бори́с Ива́нович Шама́нов; September 15, 1931 – March 1, 2008) was a Soviet Russian realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, who ...

, Vsevolod Bazhenov, Piotr Buchkin,

Zlata Bizova Zlata Nikolaevna Bizova (russian: Зла́та Никола́евна Бызо́ва; 29 March 1927, Leningrad, USSR - 8 August 2013) was a Russian Soviet realist painter and graphic artist, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Lening ...

, Taisia Afonina, Marina Kozlovskaya,

Dmitry Maevsky Dmitry Ivanovich Maevsky (russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Мае́вский; 17 May 1917, Petrograd, Russian Empire – 23 July 1992, Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in Leningrad, a member o ...

, Alexander Semionov,

Vladimir Sakson Vladimir Stanislavovich Sakson (russian: Влади́мир Станисла́вович Са́ксон; May 17, 1927 in Leningrad, USSR – March 13, 1988 in Leningrad, USSR) was a Soviet, Russian painter, Book illustrator, Scenographer, Stage ...

, Gleb Savinov,

Elena Zhukova Yelena Pavlovna Zhukova (russian: Елена Павловна Жукова; 5 June 1906 – 31 October 1991) was a Soviet and Russian painter, a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists, who lived and worked in Leningrad. She was regarded as one ...

, Sergei Zakharov,

Ivan Varichev Ivan Mikhailovich Varichev (russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Ва́ричев; January 15, 1924 – June 7, 2016) Russian Soviet realist painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, who live and work in Saint Petersburg (former L ...

Veniamin Borisov Veniamin Ivanovich Borisov (russian: Вениами́н Ива́нович Бори́сов; 16 April 1935, in Susanino, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR – 6 October 2014, in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Saint P ...

Valery Vatenin Valery Vladimirovich Vatenin (russian: Вале́рий Влади́мирович Вате́нин; January 27, 1933, Leningrad, USSR – June 16, 1977, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher, ...

Ivan Godlevsky Ivan Ivanovich Godlevsky (russian: Иван Иванович Годлевский; March 9, 1908 in Kholm Governorate, Russian Empire – August 20, 1998 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, a member of the Saint Petersburg ...

Vladimir Krantz Vladimir Pavlovich Krantz (russian: Влади́мир Па́влович Кра́нц; February 17, 1913 in Mozdok, North Caucasus, Russian Empire – July 20, 2003 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet Russian painter, lived and worked in ...

Lazar Yazgur Lazar Semionovich Yazgur (russian: Ла́зарь Семё́нович Язгу́р; June 7, 1928, Leningrad, USSR – 2000, Israel) was a Soviet, Russian Jewish realist painter, who lived and worked in Leningrad, a member of the Saint Peter ...

Irina Dobrekova Irina Mikhailovna Dobrekova (russian: Ири́на Миха́йловна Добряко́ва; born 16 February 1931, Leningrad, USSR) is a Soviet Russian painter, graphic artist, living and working in Saint Petersburg, a member of the Saint Pe ...

, and many other Leningrad and other regions painters and graphic artists worked there. In 1970-1980 a House of Creativity was widening, the new buildings were built. They used it a whole-year. A dwelling there for 1–2 months was without any payment for the artists. All commitments on accommodation, meals and journeys took the Art Foundation of

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

. Paintings created there or based on the studies initiated by these places reached all genres painting and first of all landscape. Among them ''

. Last Snow'' (1967) by

, ''Volhov. Windy Day'' (1964) by Leonid Whyshla, ''At the Volhov River'' (1967) by Nikolai Furmankov, ''St. George's Cathedral. Staraya Ladoga'' (1965), ''Spring is Coming'' (1972) by Vladimir Ovchinnikov, ''Spring on the Volkhov River'' (1968) by

, ''Memoires'' (1969) by

, ''Chernavino Village'' (1968), ''White Night over the Volkhov River'' (1979) by Dmitry Belyaev, ''Street in Staraya Ladoga'' (1962), ''Staraya Ladoga'' (1964), ''At the Volkhov River'' (1964) by

, ''At the Volkhov River'' (1965) by

, and other. The paintings were exposed in the largest exhibitions in 1960-1980s. and later in retrospective exhibitions of Soviet art.Выставка произведений петербургских художников «Старая Ладога». 14 марта – 6 апреля 2014 года
/ref> The main museums, Russian and foreign collectors became owners of this painting. Also it became a base of an extensive fount of painting, graphics and sculpture of the museum "Staraya Ladoga".Фонд живописи, графики и скульптуры музея - заповедника «Старая Ладога»
/ref> Following the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

and liquidation of the Art Foundation at the beginning of the 1990s, the House of Creativity lost its financial support and was closed. Since 2003, when the 1250th anniversary of Staraya Ladoga was celebrated, public efforts to revive it have been intensified.

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House of Creativity ''Staraya Ladoga'' in Art Gallery "Blue Living" Artist's Union of Saint Petersburg (VIDEO)

Staraya Ladoga. Exhibition of paintings of 1960-1980 in Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts (Spring 2014)
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