Samara landlords Tolstoys

As it is widely known, Leo Tolstoy had a family estate in the village of Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, which became his world-famous memorial museum. But Tolstoy’s estates near Samara are known only to philologists and historians who specialize in studying the life and works of the great writer. The purpose of the article is to acquaint a wider circle of readers with the history of Tolstoy’s estates in the Samara province.