5 September 2022 year in the Chernihiv Historical Museum and. VV. Tarnovsky's visitors had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the creative work of a native of Ukraine and an admirer of its history, artist Ilya Repin, which is in August-September 1880 year was in Kachanivka.
In the estate of Vasyl Vasyliovych Tarnovsky, the artist worked on his famous painting "Zaporozhians writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan". A meaningful story by a senior researcher of the museum, honored worker of culture Svitlana Polovnikova about objects of the Cossack era drawn by the artist from the owner's collection and portraits of the prototypes of the characters of the painting accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Visiting Kachanivka inspired the artist to create 1881 year of the painting "Evening Party", where he used his many sketches depicting local peasants.
The attention of those present was attracted by the autograph of Ilya Repin in the album for honored guests "Kachanivka".
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