Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (1853–1921) was a Russian writer, publicist and public figure, a representative of realism. Eleven years of his life were connected with Nizhny Novgorod: from January 1881 to 1892 he lived in the city, and it was here that his literary circle took shape.
The Nizhny Novgorod years
In Nizhny Novgorod Korolenko occupied one of the wings of the Lemke estate — a building located in the block between Gorky Street. In the other wing of the same complex Maxim Gorky in 1900–1901, and it was there that the two writers first met in person. Korolenko lived in his wing for eight years.
Korolenko influenced the city's literary life. On his advice the writer Nikolai Karonin-Petropavlovsky decided to move to Nizhny Novgorod: from 28 October 1887 he lived there and contributed to local newspapers.
Photographs of Korolenko were exhibited at the Nizhny Novgorod photo studio of Maksim Petrovich Dmitriev: portraits of the writer were displayed in a wooden showcase with mirrored glass opposite the house, alongside photographs of Gorky, Chaliapin, Melnikov-Pechersky and other cultural figures.
Memory in Nizhny Novgorod
Korolenko's name is borne by a Korolenko Street — formerly Kanatnaya Street, renamed in his honor. On it also stands one of the wings of the Lemke estate, known as the "Korolenko House".
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Russian Museum of Photography, Karonin-Petropavlovsky Nikolai Elpidiforovich), Lemke Manor)