Yasnaya Polyana

Russia / Tula / Pervomayskiy /
 village, interesting place
Also: Yasnia Poliana. The birth home, grave, and estate of Count Leo Tolstoy, preserved as a park and museum. His classic novels "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina" and much more were written here.

From Moscow: 180 km, 112 miles. Yasnaya Museum www.yasnayapolyana.ru/english Bakery-Cafe www.tolstoy.ca from Doukhobors for partial payback of his migration help.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasnaya_Polyana
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Coordinates:   54°4'9"N   37°31'42"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago