Yasnaya Polyana was the home of the writer Leo Tolstoy, where he was born, wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and is buried. Tolstoy called Yasnaya Polyana his "inaccessible literary stronghold,". It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Tula, Russia and 200 kilometers (130 miles) from Moscow.

In 1921 the estate formally became his memorial museum. It was at first run by Alexandra Tolstaya, the writer’s daughter. The current director of the museum is also one of Tolstoy’s descendants. The museum contains Tolstoy’s personal effects and movables, as well as his library of 22,000 volumes. The estate-museum contains the writer’s mansion, the school he founded for peasant children, and a park where Tolstoy’s unadorned grave is found.

Richard at Tolstoy's grave in the "Place of the Green
Portrait of Tolstoy in 1873---aged 45
Photo of Tolstoy in 1909--aged 81
Portrait of Sofia with the youngest daughter Sasha by N.Ghe
To visit the museum a visitor must ear protective footwear.
Tolstoy was very interested in farming and peasant life. Here
The Volkonsky House at Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy????????s grandfather lived in this
Main house and outbuildings
Log barn
Directions to the grave, a 15 minute walk
Quiet path to the grave
Tolstoy's grave in the "Place of the Green Wand" in
Tolstoy's grave in the "Place of the Green Wand" in
Porch railing details of animals designed by Sophia
Separate but near to Yasnaya is a modern medical clinic
Separate but near to Yasnaya is a modern medical clinic
Separate but near to Yasnaya is a modern medical clinic
Adjacent to the clinic are village buildings
Across from the main entrance to Yasnaya is a log-built
Inside the restaurant
A bowl of solyanka, from the restaurant, was good on
Outside the restaurant the locals chop ice on the pavement
Meanwhile, modern Russia flies by the old estate
Late winter grit
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Bust of Tolstoy in his later years
Road through the birches to Yasnaya Polyana estate
Near the Yasnaya Polyana estate is a language school with
Near the Yasnaya Polyana estate is a language school.
A pensive British student at the language school
Hotel at the language school where we stayed
Restaurant and offices at the language school. Tolstoy's house is
Formal entry to the Yasnaya Polyana estate, in late March
Map of the existing estate. It was much larger when
Tolstoy's father laid out the landscape design of the estate
In 1856, after he finished his military service, Tolstoy moved
Entry to the house. In 1921 the estate formally became
Entry to the Yasnaya Polyana estate area. It is located
Rear view of the house. Tolstoy wrote War and Peace
The Tolstoy parlor-dining room where many great Russian literary and
Tolstoy was a voracious reader; the library contains 22 thousand
Almost all the furniture in the bedroom once belonged to
In different years Tolstoy????????s study was in different rooms. But
Tolstoy's desk. Soon after Tolstoy????????s death Yasnaya Polyana became a
The stone vaulted room always remained warm and quiet-- a
The stone vaulted room (early view) always remained warm and
The Guest Room The guestroom was also called in the Tolstoy
Another name of the room was the ???????room with the
Porch to the house

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