Muranovo Travel Guide

 
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Izbushka of Baba-Yaga

Izbushka of Baba-Yaga, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  This is a small toy-house for children in the estate's park. It looks like a real one though doors are just 1.5 m high. Children were the most treasure of the estate in all times of its history. In times of Baratynsky family they've said that it was "small university" -... 

Estate (III)

Estate (III), Muranovo

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Estate (II)

Estate (II), Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  ... After death of the poet E.Baratynsky his widow handed the estate to her sister - Sofia, who was married to the friend of Baratynsky, literary man - N.V.Putyata. Putyata's period of Muranovo laster from 1850s to 1870s... 

Estate (I)

Estate (I), Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  This house was build in 1842 according to the draft of Baratynsky on the place of an old one. The estate belonged to the family of his wife born Engelgard. Her mother Ekaterina Engelgard born Tatischeva have bought the estate in 1816. ... 

Estate (interior)

Estate (interior), Muranovo

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The church

The church, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  On the territory of the estate you'll find a small church - the Savior -not-made-by-hands, which has the vast collection of different sacred relics from all Russia and over the world. As it was Holy Trinity day the church was decorated with birch trees and the grass was... 

The toy house

The toy house, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  The toy house is indeed very small in size, it's only 2 times higher than a standard human height. It was build for children and named "House of Baba Yaga".Baba Yaga is a Russian fairy tale charachter, who usually is a rather ugly old lady, who lives deep in the woods in a... 

Surroundings

Surroundings, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Very peaceful surroundings in Muranovo.....If the weather permits, have a walk around artificial lake or amongs the fields, feel Russia... 

Dacha

Dacha, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Dacha is a name of a country house in Russian, but it's much more than a country house ment by Western people.... that's why this word is never translated into any language. Dacha is dacha....This is dacha, where descendants lived and still live. This house is on estates... 

The grave

The grave, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Near one of the church walls there is a small grave yard, where last owners and their descendants were buried .... 

The well

The well, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Behind the church there is a well, which was consecrated and the crusifiction was put on the top.... 

The belfry

The belfry, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  And this is the small belfry which stands close to the church. A young girl chimed the beautiful melody indicating that morning service was over. 

Interior 3

Interior 3, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Tourists are alowed to visit both floors. The rooms on the ground floor (or the 1st floor in Russian) were dedicated mostly to social life- accepting guests, dining, reading, etc, while the 2nd floor served mainly the owners, where they had children rooms, bedrooms and... 

Interior 2

Interior 2, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  All the furniture, carpets, china and books are original, majority of portrates and paintings are original as well, all this makes the museum really unique. It might be interesting no only for those who knows about Russian literature and history, but for an accidential... 

Restaurants  

No restaurant

No restaurant, Muranovo

 Lalique Says:  Unfortunately there is no any restarurant, nor even a proper snack place nearby. Howevere here are some options:- there is a kiosk on the estates territory, which is opened till about 4pm and sells chips, nuts and other non-liquid snacks- a couple of meters off the estate,... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Sergey Aksakov

Sergey Aksakov, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  Sergey Timofeevich Aksakov (1791-1859)Russian writer, publicist and political figure.The most well-known books:Scarlet Flower - a fairy tail.Notes of a Provincial Wildfowler and others - popular books on hunting and fishing actual even now - 150 years later.Family estate of... 

Nikolay Putyata

Nikolay Putyata, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  Nikolay Vasilievich Putyata (1802-1877)- literary man, chairman of the Moscow Society of Russian Literature. From 1823 - adjutant of Governor of Finland, Count Zakarevsky; from 1830 - official in the goverment of the Grand Duchy of Finland.Polish noble family Putyata (in... 

Evgeny Baratynsky

Evgeny Baratynsky, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky (1800-1844)Famous Russian poet - (1800-1844 ) biography, friend of Alexander Pushkin. Some of his works - verses for romances:MuseConfessionWaterfall;Some translations by Yevgeny Bonver 

Feodor Tyutchev

Feodor Tyutchev, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  Fyodor Ivanovich Tiutchev (1808-1873)Famouse Russian poet (biography and collection of translations).He has never consider himself as a poet. During his life only 2 books were published (he was at the age of 52). 

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Nice veiw on the river Talitsa

Nice veiw on the river Talitsa, Muranovo

 Pablos_new Says:  It is almost over 15 years since I have a dacha (summer cottage) at the banks of river Talitsa just in 5-10 km from Muranovo. And shame on me !!! this is for the first time I visited this place ;-( Calm and quite life of the village combines silence of museum-estate,... 

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 And this is the small belfry which stands close to the church. A young girl chimed the beautiful melody indicating that morning service was over. 

 

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Q:  Dear Sir, please tell me a.s.a.p. the phone-no. of the museum. Thanks. 

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A: Just to make a correction: The area code of Moscow had been changed few years ago: correct area code is NOT 095, but 495. I.e. +7(495) phone number 

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Holy Trinity day in the country

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 First of all, I was really amazed to find this location on VT list, because Muranovo is neither a city, nor even a town, it's a village and if not for the estate itself, it looks very... 

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Poetry Museum named after Tyutchev

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 Before visiting this place I considered Muranovo to be just an museum-estate of Tyutchev family (as it is known from old brochures). But it appeared to be a place where many Russian poets and writers... 

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