So they've apparently opened a Joseph Brodsky museum -- not this one, in St. Petersburg, but rather, as The Moscow Times reports, Brodsky Museum Opens in Far North Exile Spot.
That spot is Norenskaya -- andinsanely optimistically:
Also: the museum: "is located in a cottage on the spot where Brodsky lived" -- but:
That spot is Norenskaya -- and
The museum will make Norenskaya a place of pilgrimage for Brodsky lovers from different countries, schoolchildren and university students, said the press service.Yeah, okay, sure ..... I note that the Wikipedia page on Norenskaya -- suggesting it really is little more than a spot -- is unclear exactly about how populous it is ... but apparently the 2010 census counted all of seven souls.
Also: the museum: "is located in a cottage on the spot where Brodsky lived" -- but:
The cottage was in such disrepair that it was knocked down and replaced with a similar cottage found nearby.Still, it's a museum, poetry and Brodsky are being celebrated ... who could complain ?