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Tolstoy House in Khamovniki
1806
The Moscow house where Tolstoy's family spent winters, where he wrote The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Resurrection.
Tolstoy owned and lived in this house with his family, writing several major late works there.
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What it is
This is the Moscow house owned by Tolstoy, where his family lived during winters from 1882 to 1901. It is now preserved as part of the State Museum of L. N. Tolstoy, Moscow.
Why it matters
Tolstoy wrote important later works, including The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Resurrection, while living here. The house shows the domestic side of his life in Moscow, apart from his rural estate at Yasnaya Polyana, during a period when his religious and social views were developing strongly.
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- What does the old photograph show about the size and style of the house compared to a grand mansion?
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