Vaskino Manor

The village of Vaskino, located in a picturesque area, has been known since the end of the XVII century, when it was the estate of M.T. Likhachev. In his ownership the estate was from 1689 to 1708, and in the history of the village he entered as the initiator of the construction of a stone church of the Nativity of the Virgin with the aisles of the Resurrection of Lazarus and Nikita Stolpnik. Built in 1700, the church stylistically corresponded to the forms of Moscow Baroque, and later was rebuilt in the pseudo-Gothic style.

In the following years, the estate has repeatedly changed owners. At the beginning of the XIX century it was bought by the princes Shcherbatov, known for their revolutionary ideas. In those years, the estate was quite closely connected with the movement of the Decembrists, who often came to visit its owners. Here I.D. Yakushkin, S.I. Muravyov-Apostle and Prince F.P. Shakhovskaya, who later became the son-in-law of the owner of the estate, visited more than once. Often, Pushkin’s famous friend, philosopher and publicist P.Ya. Chaadayev came here. One can only imagine how heated discussions flared up in this quiet and cozy corner, how the spirit of free thought hovered here.

Of the manor buildings, little has been preserved - a manor house, some outbuildings, as well as a park with ponds. The Christmas Church experienced difficult times - in 1930 it was closed and transferred to the village club, and only in 1997 it was returned to the faithful. Restoration work began in 2002.