the question of where you live Nikitin in Digilence with a smile, shake his head: “you will Pass over the bridge, and there you will see!”. Painted two-story house on a hillside and really not be confused with the other – it is similar to a fabulous mansion.
Their hands have built, – says the host, indicating possession.
– I say to all: our house Museum, and we are in it – exhibits – jokes wife Nadezhda.
Nikitin – the couple of teachers: the head of the family worked as a school principal, his wife, a teacher. Among their students several generations of residents of the neighboring village Digilence and Gosince. Several years ago, the couple celebrated diamond wedding – 60 years in love and harmony.
– But the parents at first would not hear of our marriage, – says Nikolay Grigoryevich. – At the time our family was dispossessed. The initiator was the Chairman of the village Council Nadia’s father, my future father-in-law… We lived in the neighborhood. No, no particular wealth have not been found. And where did he come from? In the house of 14 kids growing up, I’m the youngest, seven died in childhood… But we are poor by the standards of the village was not considered: my father had hands of gold, he was able to do all the carpenter… I’m probably in it went. Why are we in fists recorded? Mother refused to go to the farm, and then the father, who at first did not mind, he changed his mind. They were trying to make, but they never did. No matter what the parents found the strength not to become bitter, not to become embittered. My childhood was light – I was loved.
June 1941 Nikolai met a teenager – he turned 13. Older brothers – Peter, Constantine, and Ivan Tikhon – one after the other went to the front.
– When the funerals of Tikhon, I promised myself to avenge him. Decided I’ll be a pilot and will repay to the Nazis, – the interlocutor speaks with a trembling voice. – In 1944, without saying anything to my parents, went to the Kachin military aviation school – during the war it was evacuated to Saratov oblast. To the station Krasny Kut got on the freight train. Over the shoulder bag on his feet – sandals… From our village all went to the front in sandals. Upon arrival to the destination were given different shoes – boots or winding. And sandals were sent home. Those braids I have kept to this day.
the medical Examination he walked well, but summed up the birth certificate – Nicholas was not yet 17. In addition, the applicant from the Mordovian village fully graduated five classes. But looking into the burning eyes of a teenager, the management of the school decided not to act rashly.
– took Pity on me, said nothing, grow up, serve – will take. And sent to the fifth spare aviation regiment. Kuibyshev (now Samara) region, Kinel-Cherkassky district there was a military base. Our regiment guarded an aircraft factory. Had to go with a secret cargo ��ranica – up to the Czech station of Olomouc. But on the front lines to visit not happened, not yet: the war was over, shakes her head Nikolai Grigorievich. – Oh, and happy are we! Remember, handed me the foreman of the accordion, “Come on, nick, our!”. It is now my fingers do not obey, but before when I played, nobody was able to sit.
After his discharge, the young man returned to his native village. He worked as a combiner, he graduated from high school, went to College. Meanwhile, the neighbors had grown up daughter – the beautiful Nadia.
We became friends, then fell in love… But our families are still at odds – says Nadezhda. – My father – he was born in St. Petersburg and was an ideological Communist – abruptly chopped off all the talk on this subject: “in No case!”. Later, already as a student, I understand that the father is not to blame. But, when we finally got married, he treated the son as the beloved son: his authority in our house was unmoved.
Since then, Nicholas and Hope didn’t break up. Worked together at the school he taught chemistry and biology, she is Russian language and literature. Together they raised children, nurtured grandchildren.
Even coming on a holiday, Nicholas G. was never idle. Emblazoned in the corner made by his hands a balalaika, in the kitchen and in the workshop is stored is made the master of the “branded” knives & tools, in the hallway – a whole bunch of sticks of alder, decorated with openwork carving. But his main passion was the manufacture of old peasants ‘ shoes.
the Bast I learned to weave at the age of 12. Then for many years abandoned the case – not before it. And now reviving the forgotten, because someone needs to pass the trade secrets to the young, says the craftsman. – Once watched a television program “Minute of fame”. One of the participants demonstrated their sandals. I then found the number, called him and said, “Your sandals “click” when walking? You will learn how to fix it!”. And what do you think? Arrived!
a unique collection of the owner of the store on the second floor of the house. Sandals – exhibit naughty: dampness and the sun.
– This Museum, as I have, anywhere in the world – smiling master. I now sometimes braids order: in the village, some pensioners still wear them at home instead of Slippers. And it happens that old people will children, “Bury me in sandals”. Like my mother, for example, it is the other Shoe did not recognize. A pair of sandals on average, enough for a month. In wet weather, of course, wear out faster. For them, bark is taken from young lime trees not higher than two meters. And it pads for weaving ten sizes, from the smallest child, to the 47th. A style for every taste: here the “model” – on the heels, but for the bad weather on podstavochki.
Ornament collection Nikitin – made them a few years ago superlot length 160 sa��Dimitrov. This exhibit gathers a crowd of spectators at numerous festivals and exhibitions.
– Their “special” shoes I gave Saranskogo and Mordovia, Metropolitan Zinovy another pair gave as a souvenir to President Vladimir Putin when he visited the region. I don’t know, they came to him or not, – says Nikolay Grigoryevich. – Winner of the Olympic games in Sochi in cross country skiing Alexander Legkov got me shoes with skis. But these – sandals-skates – made for Alexander Ovechkin. However, they remained napadenie: refer them to the champion has been able to. So they kept me… But I think that this is temporary – still I find you!
help “RG”
Mordovian sandals (“kargtu”, “cart”) the form was close to Russian, but had a smaller twilled that determined the high strength and ductility. This product with a head of trapezoidal shape and special twisted loops of Linden or elm bark. This type of bast was circulated on the territory of modern Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod, Penza, Saratov regions and in the Russian villages of the Eastern part of the Ryazan and Vladimir regions.
