Spasskoye-Lutovinovo

Spasskoye-Lutovinovo was the country estate of author Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883). After years of neglect under Soviet rule, the estate was reopened as a museum in the 1970s. The park is 40 hectares with a pond and ancient trees and avenues. Turgenev and Tolstoy had a strained relationship but Tolstoy noted in his diary that he understood Turgenev's inspiration having visited Spasskoye-Lutovinovo.