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Yasnaya Polyana

The little town of Yasnaya Polyana (Tula region! is only 200 km (125 miles) south of Moscow. It is the site of the museum-estate of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. He was born here, lived here for 60 years, and was buried here. Yasnaya Polyana was the place where Tolstoy wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Tolstoy taught peasant children at a school that he built himself. He published a pedagogical magazine and, at the same time, worked the fields. With a great dealof support from the writer's descendants, the estate of Yasnaya Polyana became a major tourist destination. It is now the site of culture festivals, international writers conferences, and literary seminars on Tolstoy and his work. A special train named Yasnaya Polyana takes visitors from Moscow to this estate.

The appearance of the local train station Kozlova Zaseka was restored to its original state and the station is now also a museum.

A special interactive program for children and adults, will plunge into the wonderful and diverse world of Yasnaya Polyana — the home of Leo Tolstoy, where he lived most of his life, and where his greatest works were done. Itinerary includes: guided tour of the museum-homestead of Leo Tolstoy with a walk through the reserve, visiting the home of the writer, wing Kousminski's, visiting historically reconstructed railway station "Kozlova Zaseka", interactive in Kucherskaya-the-hut with a cup of tea from a samovar, a master class of folk art (optional), riding on the estate.

Lunch at the Cafe "Preshpekt" or the restaurant "Noble Nest" (menu recipes from the cookbook S.A. Tolstoy with a tasting the famous Ankovskii pie).

Yasnaya Polyana Hotel

Yasnaya Polyana Hotel is located in a forest area in a walking distance from Leo Tolstoy museum-estate "Yasnaya Polyana". The hotel offers comfortable single, double and suite rooms. It is ready to hold about 90 people.