On March 31, 2026, the head of the “Museum of Bulgarian Civilization” department T.G. Zarifullina, a museum supervisor T.P. Kamayeva and a curator of the exposition A.A. Sheronova held an information and educational event “I.F. Likhachyov is a loyal servant of the Fatherland”. It was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of I.F. Likhachyov (03/31/1826 – 11/15/1907), Vice-Admiral of the Russian Fleet, art collector, for retired veterans of the Spassky municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The guests were presented with a presentation that introduced them to the history of the village of Polyanki in the Spassky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, which is associated with the Likhachyov family. Ivan Fyodorovich Likhachyov, a prominent representative of the family, was a vice admiral, a public figure, and a philanthropist who made significant contributions to the development of the Russian Navy, culture, and museums in Kazan.
As a young boy from the village of Polyanki, our fellow citizen began his military career as a cadet at the age of 13 and eventually became one of the highest-ranking officers in the Navy, a vice admiral. The elder brother of the archaeologist Andrey Likhachyov contributed to the preservation of his collection and the creation of the city museum in Kazan. He was one of the explorers of the Russian Far East, and a strait in the Tauyskaya Bay and two capes in the Anadyr Bay and the Peter the Great Bay were named after him. He was a member of the Russian and French Geographical Societies, the International Institute of Maritime Arbitrators, the Columbian Society and others.
The veterans actively participated in the presentation discussion and expressed their hope that it is necessary to immortalize the memory of I.F. Likhachyov, to put a bust or a bas-relief, that it is time to return from oblivion the names of worthy people of their Motherland, to return them to their descendants, so that they are remembered and honored.
Then the guests had a tour of the museum halls and visited the exhibition “Keeper of the Hearth”. The event ended in a positive atmosphere with a friendly tea party.
16 veterans took part in the event.