Background
Nicholas Alekseevich was born on the 3rd of February, 1914 in Tambov, Russian Federation.
Nicholas Alekseevich was born on the 3rd of February, 1914 in Tambov, Russian Federation.
Nicholas Alekseevich Nikiforov worked in various institutions related mainly to the cultural and educational sphere. Met and was friends with many famous people from the world of literature and art. Regularly made public oral speeches about his path of collector.
Author of books published in Voronezh: "Searches and Finds" (1964), "Searches Continue" (1968). Repeatedly visited Voronezh: spoke on television (1964), at meetings of the Voronezh Bibliophile circle at the Scientific Library of Voronezh State University (1972, 1982), attended celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Savich Nikitin (1974).
Nikiforov’s contemporaries testified to his rare communicative gift - he easily found a common language with many famous people. He was friends with the artist Georgy Karlov and the poet Nikolai Glazkov, communicated with the futurists Vasily Kamensky and Alexey Kruchenykh.
Quotes from others about the person
Sergey Biryukov: "This man is stunning in all respects, possessing incredible energy <...> Without Nikiforov, the city [Tambov] would be poorer. He knows every nook and cranny, all old-timers. A passionate collector who collects everything, but prefer art. Incredibly lucky in collecting. Outstanding storyteller. Nikiforov's oral stories were recorded by his friends, and he released a couple of thin books in the 60s. In the stories, truth was indistinguishable from fiction."