Being in Zheleznovodsk, be sure to visit the "Cultural Center. L.N. Tolstoy" on the street. Lenin, 7.
This new focus of culture opened quite recently - in December 2015. The Cultural Center is a branch of the State Museum of L.N. Tolstoy (Moscow), and now the rest in the resort has the opportunity to get acquainted with the materials from the funds of one of the largest literary museums of Russia.
Lion Nikolaevich Tolstoy arrived at the Caucasus in 1851, being a completely young man who was not yet fully decided in his life and in his destination. He entered military service, but after a few years still realized that his true purpose is literary creativity. Being a Caucasian mineral waters several times, L.N. Tolstoy visited and glazed waters. In addition to the treatment, Lev Nikolaevich wrote a lot here, graduated from the story "Childhood", whose manuscript sent to the magazine "Contemporary" by Mail from Pyatigorsk. It is in Zheleznovodsk Tolstoy his Caucasian novel thought, later became the famous story "Cossacks".
Cultural center them. L.N. Tolstoy is located in the unique building of the former station of postal diligences, the only surviving on KMV. The station was built in the middle of the XIX century and played an important role in the life of the Zheleznovod resort. Here the passage was L.N. Tolstoy, K.L. Khetagurov, MA Balakirev, N.A. Yaroshenko, A.V. Shepherds and other figures of literature and art.
In the cultural center, three exposition halls.
- The first of them will introduce the Caucasian period of life and creativity L.N. Tolstoy, novice writer, who is only looking for his life destination.
- In the second hall, there are illustrations for three novels of the Great Writer, the photos of his big family, manuscript of works L.N. Tolstoy.
- In the third hall, visitors will be able to get acquainted with the history of the postal diligence station, the life of the XIX century travelers. This acquaintance can be continued in the courtyard of the cultural center, decorated in an old style, as well as take a picture against the background of a diligence.
Stavropol Territory, Zheleznovodsk, ul. Lenin, 7.
At the entrance to the city from Pyatigorsk from the left side immediately after the eternal flame.
Daily from 10: 00-18: 00 Output: Monday.
All details, entry on tours by phone. 8 (87932) 3-20-87
