Museum of L. N. Tolstoy

The creation of the Tolstoy Museum in Kazan is connected with the stay of Leo Tolstoy in Kazan in 1841-47.

Purpose: to show the contribution of the Tolstoy family to the history, culture, social and political life of Kazan and Kazan region.

The tasks are to present the numerous connections of the Tolstoys with Kazan; to reveal the main points of the Kazan life of Leo Tolstoy: the years of his studies at the Imperial Kazan University, the environment, classes, late visits of Tolstoy to Kazan; to present the architectural, cultural and historical appearance of Kazan of the 40s of the XIX century; to highlight Kazan motifs in the work of L.N. Tolstoy.

The first scientific edition of the museum - "Concept for the creation of the Tolstoy Museum in Kazan" (2003), determined not only the main tasks of the museum complex, but also the priorities of activities, prospects in the socio-cultural space of the city.

The museum has only a memorial space. The exhibits are being collected. In 2006, by the efforts of students of the philological faculty of Kazan State University, archaeological excavations were carried out on the territory of the future museum, during which about 300 native finds were extracted for this estate.

To the 175th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy, the museum created a traveling exhibition "To live honestly..." (Tolstoy and Fat in Kazan), which together with its electronic version is shown in various museums of the republic. For more information on the exhibition, see http://www.tatar.museum.ru/nm/exh 12.htm.

On December 19, 2006, the Personal Library of Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation Konstantin Lomunov, who devoted more than 70 years of his life to the study of the life and work of L.N. Tolstoy, arrived in Kazan. This unique collection on the terms of integrity and indivisibility was donated to the Museum of L.N. Tolstoy in Kazan by the daughter of a scientist - Anna Konstantinovna Lomunova, well known in the museum environment as a specialist in museum affairs, engaged in the study of historical and cultural monuments on the territory of Tatarstan.

The collection, which is about 4,000 units, includes scientific and methodological, literary, artistic, historical literature, albums, magazines, dictionaries, etc. One of the remarkable components of this collection are books on the study of the biography, life and work of L.N. Tolstoy, authored by K.N. Lomunov, some of them translated into foreign languages. There are many books in the library with gift inscriptions and autographs, including from their numerous students, who, having passed in the footsteps of the teacher, took a worthy place in the Russian fat science.

In addition to the library, Lomunova donated part of her father’s personal archive (diplomas, certificates of honor, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence) and furniture from his office. The National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Museum of L.N. Tolstoy in Kazan express deep gratitude and gratitude to A.K. Lomunova for such a generous gift - the transfer of the library and memorial items of K.N. Lomunov to the museum.

The museum will be grateful to all who are willing to cooperate in its creation and formation of collections.