At the beginning of the last century, butterflies fluttered and flowers bloomed here, while the Suda and Kemza rivers flowed leisurely and elegantly. It was in this beautiful corner that the young Igor Lotarev, known as Igor Severyanin, found inspiration. At that time, no one knew what fate awaited the poet or what would happen to the estate belonging to his uncle Mikhail Petrovich Lotarev. Time has placed everything in its rightful place, and now in these Vologda lands lies the only literary museum in Russia dedicated to the work of Igor Severyanin, one of the bright representatives of the Silver Age.

The Vladimirovka estate is a unique complex that combines memorial significance and historical importance as an example of a 'raznochinaya estate' from the late 19th to early 20th century, as well as ecological value due to its regularly landscaped park with rare plants.

The Lotarev house is a cultural heritage site of regional significance and is under state protection by the decree of the Vologda region administration.

Among the preserved buildings are a large manor house, a servant's house, a hayloft, a stable, a guardhouse, and a bath-laundry.

In 1899, engineer Mikhail Lotarev began constructing his estate near the village of Vladimirovka, thirty versts from the district town of Cherepovets.

The future poet Igor Lotarev often visited his uncle while studying at the Cherepovets Real School and came here to rest later on. Many stories are associated with the name 'king of poets.' In the evenings, peasants gathered on logs near the trading shop, and Igor Vasilyevich often joined them. They respected the poet and sought his advice. It was Igor Severyanin who taught the locals to fish with a rod instead of a spear. He organized archery competitions for children and played games with them.

The year 1918 was significant for the estate when it was nationalized, and Igor Severyanin moved to Estonia. Almost all of the Lotarevs' property was sold at auction. From 1924 to 1996, this house housed a sanatorium. In 1993, thanks to the efforts of the Cherepovets district administration and the staff of the Cherepovets Museum Association, an exhibition dedicated to the poet was opened in the sanatorium. Three years later, the estate complex was transferred to the Cherepovets Museum Association.

Everything started practically from scratch. The Lotarev summer house needed to be transformed from a sanatorium into a memorial museum, and the staff of the Cherepovets Museum Association succeeded in this. Many plans for the restoration of the house and the creation of new opportunities for tourist recreation lie ahead. The first exhibits appeared thanks to admirers of Igor Severyanin's work and his relatives. The poet's grandniece Maria Georgievna Rogozina, head of the photo archive department of the A.V. Shchusev State Museum of Architecture, provided a personal photo archive with pictures of all relatives at the estate. Copies of the photographs formed the basis of the museum exhibition.

Vladimirovka attracts creative people. For many years, artists from the international organization 'Sunny Square' have gathered here. The first plein air took place in 1997, and since then, masters of the brush from various cities in Russia and abroad have visited the estate.

Around the manor house lies the park and forest dacha of the Lotarevs, where Igor Severyanin loved to spend his free time. The museum features the exhibition 'Life and Work of Igor Severyanin,' a photo exhibition 'Pineapples in Champagne,' and a fairy tale room for children. Literary celebrations and ecological and local history expeditions are held. A few years ago, the park was surveyed by associate professor Natalia Nikolaevna Repina from VGPU, who found that the estate park in Vladimirovka ranks first in ecological cleanliness among the preserved estate parks in the Vologda region.