Soak in the atmosphere that inspired Leo Tolstoy to write such masterpieces as 'War & Peace' and 'Anna Karenina' in his private estate Yasnaya Polyana. As you wander through the wooden manor-house, churches and landscaped gardens local enthusiasts and a Ruski Connection buddy-guide will tell you thought provoking facts and stories of Tolstoy's ways of thinking and living, his philosophies and the rationale behind his work. His study overlooking the tranquil forest remains just as it was when he died in 1910 and the writer himself is buried in his favorite 'old order forest'. This tour will interest those who appreciate Tolstoy's work just as much as those who are keen to spend a day out of the city in a beautiful countryside village.

• All admissions and entry fees.
  
  
• Services of energetic and knowledgeable buddy-guide and museum guides.
  
  
• Comfortable minibus for the duration of the trips.