The "A.A. Fet Estate Museum," which opened after restoration on December 2, 2016, was established in 2010 as a branch of the Kursk Regional Local History Museum.
The estate house in Vorobyovka is a place where poetic inspiration and the coziness of family life reign. Here, one can feel the measured pace of noble life: breakfast at one o'clock, lunch at six, evening tea with apple pastila, the pride of Maria Petrovna. In the sunny dining room, the table is set as if the hosts are expecting guests. Folding screens with mirrors separate the dining room from the living room, where P.I. Tchaikovsky once played. The grand rooms create a festive mood, which is replaced by silence and tranquility in Maria Petrovna's room, conducive to reflection and contemplation.
From the windows of the billiard room on the second floor, there is a view of the Tuskar River, the hilly park, and endless meadows. Here, one can relax after intellectual work in the study or library, playing billiards.
Each room of the estate has its own purpose and decor, but everywhere there is serenity and harmony, reflecting the life of the hospitable host and talented poet A.A. Fet.
Every year at the end of May, the estate hosts a musical and poetic event called "Nightingale Night." On the first Sunday of July, the "Fet Readings" are traditionally held, gathering writers, poets, and literature lovers not only from the Kursk region but from all over Russia.
Fet's estate in Vorobyovka, Kursk region, was built even before the poet's birth for Collegiate Assessor Rtishchev. The estate included a noble house, arable land, and outbuildings.
Afanasy Afanasevich Fet acquired the estate in the 1870s, moving from the Oryol region closer to Kursk. He bought the estate from the descendants of Rtishchev for 100,000 rubles, which was a significant sum at that time. The poet began a large-scale reconstruction, converting the decorative mezzanine into a living second floor and reseeding the fields. He also engaged in raising livestock, not forgetting about poetry.
After the revolution, the estate fell into decline. Over the years, it housed a rural post office, a club, a poultry house, the headquarters of German troops, and a tractor station. After the collapse of the USSR, the building housed a school in Vorobyovka. In 2010, a small exhibition about the life and work of the poet opened on the second floor of the school. Only in 2016, after restoration, was the building fully transferred to the Fet Museum. It is one of the most beautiful estates in the Kursk region.
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