Tikhy Bereg, Regional cultural heritage estate in Smolyachkovo, Russia.
Tikhy Bereg is the former estate of psychiatrist Vladimir Bekhterev at Primorskoye Shosse 690 in Smolyachkovo, a 31.8-desyatina property on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Its surviving buildings include the small dacha, a log structure with a tower and a balcony facing the gulf, the power station, a well, and the gate bearing the name "Tikhy Bereg". The three-storey wooden Big Dacha in Art Nouveau style was dismantled after the war.
The estate belonged to Vladimir Bekhterev from 1857 to 1927, according to the source, and lies in Smolyachkovo, the former village of Ino, on the Gulf of Finland. He spent every summer there, wrote scientific works and travelled to the city three times a week to treat patients. In 1989 it was registered by the state inspection for monument protection, and two years later ownership was recognised for his grandson; restoration continues with support from the Psychoneurological Institute bearing his name.
The name "Tikhy Bereg" (Quiet Shore) is carved on the estate gate. Bekhterev spent every summer here, swimming in the Gulf of Finland and travelling to the city three times a week to see patients. Neighbours along the Finnish coast included the writer Leonid Andreyev and the painters Valentin Serov and Ilya Repin.
The site is reachable by bus from Saint Petersburg, with regular services to Smolyachkovo throughout the day. Access to the estate is on foot from the village, and sturdy shoes are helpful, especially during wet conditions.
Bekhterev planted the spruce alley from the Primorskoye road to the estate house himself, and those trees still stand. A sphinx figure was set up on the shore of the Gulf of Finland at the same time; its restoration has been proposed.
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