News - The State Memorial and Natural Preserve “Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana”

The State Memorial and Natural Preserve “Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana” is located just 200 kilometers south of Moscow. A three-hour ride by bus or car from Moscow will bring you to the entrance towers that have for years been the symbol of the Yasnaya Polyana museum.

The estate of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was declared a museum in 1921.

Yasnaya Polyana is a phenomenon of Russia’s historic and cultural life. With its authentic buildings, surrounded by picturesque forests, orchards, and parks, it is a typical Russian estate, which will give you an insight into the every-day life and traditions of the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

Whether it is your first visit or one of many you will be impressed by the simplicity and momentous associations of the Tolstoy House and everything in it.


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Dear guests,

please note that the express train “Yasnaya Polyana” is temporarily cancelled.

August 27-30, 2010, Museum-estate "Yasnaya Polyana": The V International Seminar for translators of the works by Leo Tolstoy and other Russian writers.

Programme of the Seminar (rus) >>

August 11-15, 2010, at Yasnaya Polyana Museum estate: The VII International Academic Conference Leo Tolstoy and World Literature.

The application includes the information about a participant and an abstract of the paper. In order to get an official invitation for visa the participants should send the copy of the front passport page, home and office addresses, and telephone numbers by February 1st. The Museum covers the costs for accommodation, meals, cultural programme, transfer from the airport to Yasnaya Polyana.

Programme of the Conference (rus doc)>>

July 3-10, 2010, Yasnaya Polyana Museum-Estate: International Summer school “Creative industries and creative economy: scientific and practical aspects of international integration”.

More information – http://www.creativeindustries.ru/eng/projects/summer_school_en

8 June – 20 September 2010, The State Pushkin Museum (Moscow): exhibition “Place of the Genuis” – as part of the program of the year “ France – Russia 2010”.

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Leo Tolstoy's Literary Heritage ON-line

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