Surrounded by protected forests, on the lake Tarasovskoye, is the village of Tolbuhino, Yaroslavl region. There are only 17 streets in the village, and about 500 people live there. Until a certain time, the village was in a deplorable state, but thanks to a local resident, they managed to attract guests here.
History
It is believed that the vicinity of the village was previously inhabited by the Fatyanovites, who lived here more than 4 thousand years ago. And in confirmation of this, barrows with a mass burial of soldiers were found in the vicinity. And to this day, sometimes locals find ancient coins, arrowheads or placers of ceramics. Fatyanovtsi were engaged in cattle breeding and agriculture.
During the reign of Ivan the Terrible and Peter I, there were royal hunting grounds. The kings came here and lived in the village, hunting and resting.
Until 1950, the village had a different name - Davydkovo. Renamed the settlement in honor of Tolbukhin F.I. - Soviet marshal.
It would seem that what might be interesting in the half-abandoned village of Tolbukhino, Yaroslavl Oblast? There is an enthusiast in the village who was able to save the dying buildings and attract tourists to the village.
Museum complex
They also call the complex "Little Louvre near Yaroslavl". Before him, only 20 kilometers. Now the complex has 27 museums. Museum expositions will allow you to plunge into almost all periods of the life of the village and Russia, from the Bronze Age to the period of Soviet rule.
All exhibits are placed in the architectural monuments of the village of Tolbuhino, Yaroslavl Region: the estates of Fedor, Ivan Kislov, Fedor Shelepov.
The Kislov family, although not a merchant, was considered quite prosperous. The peasants owned a tannery and tea plantation, the leaves from it were even delivered to Europe.
The estate of Fedor Kislov
It is also called the tea shop of merchants. The building itself houses several thematic museums.
Tea merchant | It has collected more than 200 cans of tea of different varieties, there are music boxes and handmade porcelain teapots. Here you can also enjoy Ivan tea, prepared according to an ancient recipe. |
Museum of Communications and Post | Here are collected exhibits related to the process of developing communications in our country, from drums to modern computers. |
Museum of Peter I | In this complex you can see the red-oak furniture donated by the King of France to Peter I, and a collection of weapons is also collected here. |
Museum of Art Ceramics | In this part of the complex are exhibits characterizing crafts in Russia from ancient times to the present. |
Museum of Crystal and Glass | Most of the exhibits came here from Gus-Khrustalny, there are also products from Venetian glass and Czech crystal. |
Museum of Art Metal | These are forged ax castles, church robes and Castle items, bronze statues. |
Manor of Ivan Kislov
There are also several museums in this building of the Tolbuhino village of the Yaroslavl Region.
Honored and famous people of the area | This is a gallery of portraits of heroic people of the Soviet period and the present. |
"Treasury" | This is a whole collection of unique engravings, the oldest dating from 1637. |
Museum of Karas and his friends | This fish is the commercial species of Lake Tarasovo, on which the village stands. Here are things that are directly related to fishing. |
Museum of Money | This exposition moved to the village of Tolbuhino, Yaroslavl Oblast, from Nizhny Novgorod. This is an exhibition of metal and paper money, which was used by different peoples in different centuries. |
“All About Music” | This exhibition immerses the visitor in the world of music. Here you can find a variety of items of musical creativity, from the accordion to the guitar. The oldest instrument is about 1 thousand years old. |
Museum of beer and other bad habits | Perhaps this is the most original museum in our entire country. The exhibits here are: containers, pipes, cigarette cases, beer cans and more. |
Imperial Porcelain Museum | This is a huge number of plates, vases and tureens. Some things were in due time on imperial tables. |
Fashion Museum | This exposition will tell visitors about the jewelry worn by women of different times (from the Stone Age to the present period). |
Shelepov Family House
This house also has several museums.
- Dedicated to Marshal Tolbukhin. These are personal items of the military, photographs from the family archive.
- Local history, telling about the history of the village.
- Exposition dedicated to the Bronze Age, with objects found in the area.
Other attractions
According to reviews of museums in the village of Tolbuhino, Yaroslavl Oblast, one should definitely visit the Pillars megalithic observatory. This building was restored, it is believed that he is more than a thousand years old.
Near the Kislovyi estate there is still a blue stone attracting visitors. People come here, bow their heads over the Sin-stone and whisper their secrets. It is believed that touching the stone brings good luck. And, of course, you cannot go past a wooden idol called the “Sanctuary of the Fatyanovo tribes,” which darkened, as the locals say, not from time to time, but from human sins.
How to get there
The village of Tolbuhino, Yaroslavl Oblast, is located some 20 kilometers from Yaroslavl. To get to the village, you need to leave the city in the direction of the village of Lesnaya Polyana, then to the villages of Kuznechikha and Pavlovskoye, then to the village of Tolbukhino. Coordinates 57 ° 51 'N and 40 ° 02 'East