Suhanov was the governor of Vladivostok at the turn of the 19th/20th century. I'd tell you more, but I don't remember dates on tours and he doesn't exist according to Russian or English Google. (seriously?)
But I do remember a lot.
He was married with 7 (!) kids. And they all lived in this cool little house. The house was populated with old furniture, not sure if the family actually owned any of it, or if it was all just period.
When they sat down for dinner/lunch, dad (obviously) sat at the head of the table, with the girls to the right and the boys to the left.
He also had a really cool office with an interesting map that was made when Japan controlled the Kurile Islands (disputed today, even though Japan renounced all claims at the end of WW2).
Upstairs they had the bedrooms, where the 4 girls slept in one and the 3 boys in the other.
Personally, I found the privacy of the bathroom *refreshing*.
Then we got to have a "Master Class" of calligraphy writing.
In Russian.
Although, I was apparently good at it. And purple was apparently the color of ink back then.
One thing that was cool about the museum was that we could simply wander through and touch anything we wanted. They had replicated letters and newspapers that was cool to look though.
Interesting fact: the son of the governor/representation of the Tsar in Vladivostok/definition of the bourgeoisie class was .....wait for it....a revolutionary. Must of made dinners awkward.
See you around the globe!
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