Travelling the World with Iuliia Pozhidaeva

Moscow, Russia Travelling is one of the most popular hobbies. Very often we want to visit different countries and forget about motherland. The more I travel to other countries, the more clearly I understand how little I have seen in my motherland. Today remembering all those fantastic sights I dream about new Russian trips and new adventures.  So, what have I already seen?

Nikolskoe-Vyazemskoe Nikolskoe-Vyazemskoe was the homestead of Tolstoy family. Leo Tolstoy, world famous writer, often visited it and worked here. Specialists in literature say that Nikolskoe-Vyazemskoe became the prototype of Otradnoe homestead that was described by Leo Tolstoy in "War and Peace".

Yasnaya Polyana Yasnaya Polyana is the main homestead of outstanding Russian writer and philosopher Leo Tolstoy. It is situated in 12 kilometers from Tula. Leo Tolstoy was born here and in 82 years buried not far from his house.

Leo Tolstoy One foggy morning I came to Leo Tolstoy settlement. It is called in honour of one of outstanding Russian writers - Leo Tolstoy. Earlier this settlement was called Astapovo. In times of Leo Tolstoy there was a big train station. And there the author of "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" had to leave the train because of his illness.