It is proposed to create a museum about mercy and dynastic ties of the Romanovs in Tapiau Castle in Gvardeysk
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The chairman of the supervisory board of the Elisabeth-Sergius Educational Society Foundation, Anna Gromova, proposed creating a museum at Tapiau Castle in Gvardeysk dedicated to mercy and Russian-German dynastic ties of the House of Romanov, using the historical significance of the building, which previously served as a prison and pre-trial detention center.
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Tapiau Castle was first mentioned in sources in 1258 as the possession of a Prussian aristocrat who swore allegiance to the Teutonic Order. At the end of the 18th century, the building housed a prison. After 1945 it was used as a detention center for war criminals, and later as a juvenile colony, women's prison and repatriation center.
GVARDEYSK (Kaliningrad region), September 4 - RIA Novosti. A museum about mercy and Russian-German dynastic ties of the House of Romanov can be created in the Tapiau Castle in Gvardeysk, Kaliningrad Region, this proposal was voiced by the chairman of the supervisory board of the Elisabeth-Sergius Educational Society Foundation Anna Gromova.
Tapiau Castle in Gvardeysk near Kaliningrad first appears in sources in 1258: then it was the possession of a Prussian aristocrat who swore allegiance to the Teutonic Order. At the end of the 18th century, the building housed a prison. After the capture of Tapiau by the Red Army in 1945, the castle was practically undamaged; it housed a pre-trial detention center for war criminals. Then, over the years, the building was used as a juvenile colony, a women's prison, and a repatriation center.
According to Gromova, given the history of the castle, it is possible to devote part of the exhibition to the history of charity in the penitentiary system. As an example, she cited the experience of the Perm prison castle, where a museum has now been created.
“We created a museum of the penitentiary system - charitable societies, assistance to prisoners, support and improvement of prisons, because this society, founded by Alexander I, had a huge impact on the humanization of the entire prison system,” Gromova said.
She clarified that the strength of the “Imperial Route,” which includes the Kaliningrad region, is the combination of cultural heritage sites with deep educational content. Tapiau Castle has become just such a point where several layers of Russian history can be revealed at once, Gromova believes.
“This is such a wonderful topic, which, it seems to me, could also be developed here, in this place. Then we could dedicate a museum here, on this territory, to dynastic ties. Russian-German dynastic ties of the Imperial House of Romanov are also a very fascinating story,” added Gromova.
Open Questions
- When is the museum planned to open?
- What organizations will participate in its creation?
- How will the project be financed?
