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Museum-estate of Leo Tolstoy

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Oktyabrskaya Str., 14, Yasnaya Polyana 300002, Russia

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lawm

Calgary, Canada

16659

Reviewed 19 October 2018

Pleasant experience

Our tour guide took us outside of Moscow to visit Tolstoy's family estate. We had rather unfortunate local guide to take us around as she was robotic and spoke from her memorized script. So our interactions and questions with her were somewhat stilted. Perhaps she...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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ClaritaTM

London, United Kingdom

118

Reviewed 10 September 2018

Beautiful place but frustrating communication

We had a frustrating time getting hold of anyone at Yasnaya Polyana to book a tour in English which we were keen to have, being very interested in Tolstoy and his writing but with limited Russian. We contacted the estate via email several times well...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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Nellllie

Moscow, Russia

Reviewed 29 April 2018

A really nice place for wellbeing, good air, rich history & beautiful landscapes.

A beautiful estate of Tolstoi family full of ponds, hills, archives, a gallery house, the main building, apple garden, house stable (kids school for horse riding) and a forest/ park. Should be stunning at blossoming time! Advise arriving earlier since in some cases all the...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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Nellllie

Moscow, Russia

Reviewed 29 April 2018

A really nice place for wellbeing, good air, rich history & beautiful landscapes.

Date of experience: April 2018

2 Thank Nellllie

thomasccreighton

bristol

Reviewed 12 September 2017

quiet in September , but such perfect atmosphere

Well worth the laborious trek via Tula and two marshrutki....The tour round the garden and house was superbly executed by Ol'ga , just the right level of information . Profoundly moving and spiritual - Russia has done this so , so well The food at...More

Date of experience: September 2017

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tsampson2017

Hannibal, Missouri

178

Reviewed 19 July 2017

Awesome Setting!

We had a great experience at Yasnaya Polyana. We had the opportunity to ride horses on the estate, and I would highly recommend this to any who have the chance. The tour of the garden and sampling of the honey made on the estate was...More

Date of experience: August 2016

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Natalia P

Russia

2628

Reviewed 27 March 2017

Nice park

Good for a half-day long walk in the park. The Tolstoy mansion isn't really an attraction, so do not waste your 2 hours on it, if you are not a particular fan of his. The park is best to be visited in late spring or...More

Date of experience: March 2017

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marinababitskaya

Moscow, Russia

7733

Reviewed 4 January 2017 via mobile

Потрясающее место! //excellent!

Great place to see! Must see! House of Tolstoy family, thousands of real things(not copies, but original), huge park, master-class, horses, you will love it! Tour guide tells you and involve even your 3 y.o. son! Very interesting. The only problem is to have a...More

Date of experience: January 2017

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Neil B

189

Reviewed 19 December 2016 via mobile

Literary Culture

I visited the Leo Tolstoy Estate at Yasnaya Polyana as I find the author's work fascinating. When we got there we were greeted by our guide 'Olga' who speaks excellent English and who's passion for the history of Leo Tolstoy is amazing. We were taken...More

Date of experience: December 2016

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Elliemae521

London, United Kingdom

1714

Reviewed 17 October 2016

Beautiful place for a visit in Autumn

The Estate is beautiful but a little tricky to locate by public bus from Tula. There is a lack of signage so if you struggle with Russian language maybe try and come on a planned excursion. The estate is beautiful and we went when all...More

Date of experience: October 2016

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Marian J

Are there organised day trips to Yasnaya Poyana from Moscow? If so what is the name of the company? Thanking you, Marian Jenny, Andwil, Switzerland

28 May 2018|

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Serena L

Do we need to book tickets for the estate museum in advance or is it okay to turn up on the day? We are planning on visiting the estate on Tuesday 16th August. Thank you!

14 August 2016|

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We just bought tickets when we arrived--on a Saturday. The guided tours are in Russian, by the way. The cost for an English guide is very expensive. We had a Russian friend translate for us. Are you Russian speaking?