Once upon a time it was known as the birthplace of the artist Liozno . Now it is known that Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk , and in Liozno lived with his extended family , including grandparents .

Master the brush in his autobiography "My Life" wrote: " As I have loved coming to Liozno in your house smelling fresh cow skins ! I also liked the lamb . All your ammunition is usually hung at the entrance, at the door : a hanger with clothes , hat, whip and all the other looked at the background of a gray wall as a figure - does not consider it properly . And it's my grandfather . "

In the Tretyakov Gallery is a painting of "The House in Liozno " written by Marc Chagall in 1908. Unfortunately , the old building has remained only on canvas, but the authors of the bust - sculptors Alexander Stud and Azat Torosian - claim to have found real stones from the base and used them to create the composition.

Bust installed near the house owned by relatives of Chagall in Liozna Military History Museum . Earlier on the building of the regional House of Culture attached plaque with the inscription: "In this place was the estate of the family, from which the artist Marc Chagall ." And at the local cemetery can find the graves of his ancestors. Many relatives of the artist among other Jewish residents Liozno were shot by German fascist invaders in the winter of 1942. Today, on this mournful place - Adamenskom ravine , where teenagers often came Marc Chagall - a memorable character .

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the bust of local authorities, Ambassador Yosef Shagal , residents Liozno .

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