During a trip to Moscow, many attractions are hidden from the view of tourists of Russia tour. That is mostly due to many important tourist attractions in Moscow, which makes it difficult for tourists to visit attractions that are less considered by travel agencies and tour operators in Russia. Most Russian travel agencies and tour operators make the usual places found in all Moscow tour plans a significant part of their tour plans. Among these places, we can mention one of Moscow's most historical and famous sights and tourist attractions, Red Square. In the heart of the city, Red Square is home to several of Moscow's significant tourist attractions. The Kremlin complex is perhaps the most famous one, home to some of Moscow's oldest structures. St. Basil's Cathedral, which has become an unofficial symbol of Russia, is also located on Red Square. Just a short distance from the Kremlin and Red Square, you can find several important tourist attractions in Moscow, each of which has become a significant part of the Moscow tour. However, tourists should keep in mind that some of Moscow's sights and attractions that are not included in the Moscow tour's main plans are worth visiting at least once during the trip to Moscow. For example, there are unique museums in Moscow, each with its own charm, which can become part of the Moscow tour. Among these museums, we can mention the Moscow Museum of Archeology, which is located on real historical discoveries site and can entertain tourists during the tour to Moscow. You can visit our blog to get acquainted with these unique museums of Moscow. Another example would be the Leo Tolstoy State Museum is one of Moscow's lesser-known tourist attractions, but it is hugely popular with tourists interested in Russian literature.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy or Leo Tolstoy is a Russian writer who is considered one of the greatest writers in history. Although he was born into an aristocratic family, Leo Tolstoy turned to simplicity, contrary to his family's way of life. Literary enthusiasts know Leo Tolstoy from famous works such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and Hadji Murad. During his lifetime, Tolstoy has been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times, which, contrary to popular belief, he has never won. Tolstoy's literature has been the literature of realist fiction, and some of his works have been cited as the best examples and the culmination of realist fiction in literature. Although Tolstoy never entered politics seriously, his beliefs led to the formation of the Tolstoyan method, which had Christian religious beliefs and anarchism views. His views are also said to have had a profound effect on Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Tolstoy was born in 1828 and died in 1910. Tourists can find many sculptures and monuments to him during their tour to Russia, perhaps the most famous of which is the Leo Tolstoy State Museum in Moscow. The literary museum also has several branches, most of which are dedicated to different parts of this famous Russian writer's life. You can visit our blog to get acquainted with these museums.
Of course, the Leo Tolstoy State Museum in Moscow is not the only famous Russian literary museum. Tourists who visit St. Petersburg during their tour to Russia have the opportunity to visit several famous literary museums, including the Dostoevsky Memorial Museum and the Anna Akhmatova Memorial Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Maxim Gorky Apartment Museum in Moscow, each with its own particular interest and is visited by millions of tourists throughout the year. If you are interested in Russian literature, you can find out the details of each of these literary museums in Russia by visiting our blog. We have also introduced the top Russian art, historical, and cultural museums in our blog, which can help tourists during their travel to Russia.
The Leo Tolstoy State Museum is a small two-story building located in Moscow's heart on Prechistenka Street. The museum's building dates back to the 19th century; its architecture is an excellent example of Moscow civil architecture after Moscow's Great Fire of 1812. The Leo Tolstoy State Museum on Prechistenka Street, unlike its subdivision in the Khamovniki District, which focuses on Leo Tolstoy's personal life, focuses on the work, personal life, and environment in which this well-known author had lived and worked. The Leo Tolstoy State Museum was established in 1920 based on a historical exhibition dedicated to his personal and professional life. Since the museum is located in the Golden Circle of Moscow and close to the Moscow tourism center, it is not difficult for tourists to visit during their tour to Moscow. One of the best ways to get to this museum is to use the Moscow Metro. Tourists using the Moscow Metro to visit the museum can get off the train at Kropotkinskaya Station and take a short walk on Prechistenka Street to find the museum.
Although the Leo Tolstoy State Museum does not take up much space in Moscow, the collections inside the museum are extensive, and there are many exhibits to present to visitors on tour to Moscow. The Leo Tolstoy State Museum displays nearly 170,000 manuscripts, artwork, and literary works. The presence of this number of exhibits in this museum has left the Leo Tolstoy State Museum officials free to form thematic exhibits. Visitors to the museum can learn about Leo Tolstoy's personal and professional life in each of the rooms of this two-story house by participating in the museum's tour program. Although there are other museums to get to know Leo Tolstoy's life in Russia, the Leo Tolstoy State Museum is the best place to get to know his personal and professional life at the same time. For example, in one of the museum's halls, visitors can see the Tolstoy family tree and meet his ancestors, considered Russian aristocrats. In another hall of the museum, you can see works created by other famous or unknown Russian artists of Leo Tolstoy. In other halls, you can get acquainted with Tolstoy in his childhood era or parts of his working life, including one of his most famous works, War and Peace. One of the museum's points of interest is the preservation and reconstruction of each of the rooms of this museum in its original form, which has added to the attractions of this museum for tourists on the Moscow tour.
The Leo Tolstoy State Museum is one of Moscow's sights that those interested in literature, especially Russian literature, should not miss the opportunity to visit during their travel to Moscow. The museum also has several branches in Moscow, which you can visit our blog to get acquainted with. We also suggest tourists interested in Russian literature visit our blog to get acquainted with other Russian literary museums and visit them during their trip to Russia. You can also read our best tips and advice on traveling to Russia on our blog.
