Summer residences of pre-revolutionary owners are often associated with luxurious palaces, richly decorated mansions, or magnificent estates. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes modest houses were built that, nevertheless, stood out for their elegance and taste. One such building is the Bugry estate in the Kaluga region. Although it is hidden in the thickets of a pine forest, it is not difficult to find, as a beautiful alley leads to it.

According to various sources, this charming house was built in the 1880s and belonged to the famous Moscow doctor Ivan Ivanovich Troyanovsky. He decorated the building in national motifs. The house's mezzanine had small balconies on each side, which, unfortunately, have not survived to this day. The house was intended for year-round living, with Dutch tiled stoves inside providing warmth in winter. Despite its location in a pine grove, Troyanovsky, passionate about gardening, decided to diversify the surrounding nature. Thanks to his efforts, cork oak, Manchurian walnut, and Siberian cedar were planted here. The red maple made a special impression, remaining green in autumn and turning crimson by spring.

The doctor was also fond of art, and his collection included paintings by Serov, Polenov, and Levitan. He treated the latter for a long time, allowing the artist to live a few more years. After the October Revolution, Troyanovsky remained in Russia, worked in Moscow for a small salary, and was sent into modest retirement in 1927. As a result, he had to sell his collection of paintings. "I do not know how I will live. I hope that you, upon receiving the money, will take the things you need from me and thus ease my difficult time. For now, I will go to Bugry, like Cincinnatus, to plant cabbage," he wrote to the artist Neradovsky. Ivan Ivanovich passed away in Bugry on November 28, 1928, and was buried near the local church.