Spasskoye-Lutovinovo, Country estate in Mtsensky District, Russia
Spasskoye-Lutovinovo is a country estate in Mtsensky District, built around a two-story wooden mansion with a library and several outbuildings. The grounds are laid out as a landscaped garden, with paths connecting the mansion to the supporting structures.
The property was granted to a nobleman in the late 16th century and passed through several hands before the Lutovinov family took ownership. In the 19th century, writer Ivan Turgenev inherited the estate and returned to it repeatedly throughout his life.
The village took its name from the Church of the Transfiguration on the grounds. Ivan Lutovinov's estate included a serf theater, a library and quarters for musicians, but the theater and great hall were lost in the May 1839 fire and never rebuilt. Turgenev later opened a school for peasant children and an almshouse for elderly peasants here.
The estate lies about ten kilometres north of Mtsensk in Oryol Oblast, and the main house stands inside a large park with a lake where boats can be hired and a Russian Orthodox church. The museum in the manor opened in 1922, and the interior was recreated as of 1881. School groups from nearby towns often visit, so mornings can be busier.
The main house burned down in January 1906, set on fire by peasants, after the heirs had removed the furniture in 1905. The interiors visitors see today were recreated in 1976 from a design by the artist Luka Perepelitsa, reproducing the rooms as they were in 1881.
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