Decoration of the Emperor’s premises at the Alexandrinsky Theater in the epoch of Nicholas I is reproduced in this hall. The colors of decoration – the blue silk and gilded ornaments – remind us of the initial decoration of the theater designed by C. Rossi. A portrait of the wife of Nicholas I, Alexandra Fedorovna (Alexandrina), is on the wall: the theater bears her name. The historical and stage property items of the decoration as if remind us of this historical epoch that had later regained its theater life on the stage. Court gowns, official garments of emperors, senators, governors, chamberlains, and guardians show us the entire variety of the epoch…

This high society world created an atmosphere in which the art of Pushkin and Lermontov ages had emerged. The genies of poetry were both creations and victims of the brilliant in its abundance medium; they outlined the dominant of the Russian culture. Thanks to the performances dedicated to A. Pushkin (“The Autumn in Boldino” by Yu. Svirin, director R. Goryayev, 1969) and M. Lermontov (“Lermontov” by B. Lavrenev, director B. Dmohovskoy, 1953) the high society world of the Nicholas’ times had found its implementation on the Alexandrinsky Stage. Photos of those performances you can see on the walls. Costumes that had been supplementing the collection in the course of the 20^th century are displayed in the show-cases.