Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), a Russian com- poser was born in a village near modern Izhevsk composed a lot of symphonies, created beautiful music for operas and ballets his most famous operas “Eugene Onegin” (1878), "Iolantha” (1891), “The Queen of Spades” (1890); his famous ballets Lake", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Nutcracker4 the Tchaikovsky House Museum in Klin was opened in 1894 the International Tchaikovsky Music Competition started in 1958 in Moscow “Swan state (istert] фамильное поместье begin" Ljudsin m'njergin] / [jrv'genji a'njegin) of Spades" «Пиковая дама» щелкунчик