it is in the litovsk museum that utyag's birthday is celebrated. ns out that such a holiday exists. museums have been operating all over the world for several centuries. collectors follow their own path alongside them. an exhibition of a private collection is open within the walls of the litovsk museum. household items from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. andrey gennadyevich, good afternoon, hello, thanks to your efforts we can study the history of household items of the late xix, xx centuries. tell us about your collection, please? my collection has about 300 items and consists of samovars, irons, household items, kerosene lamps, scales, the collection of samovars was collected from the ninety-ninth year to the present day it is replenished, here. part of the collection is presented, part of the collection is at my home, the samovar came to us from russia, most of these manufacturers were in tula, samovars are presented not only tsarist period, but also samovars after the revolutionary period, the times of nep, the times of soviet power bef