The estate "Bughry" was established by representatives of the noble Obninsky family, Pyotr Narkizovich and his wife Lydia Pavlovna. In the early 1880s, it became the dowry of their eldest daughter Anna, who married the Moscow doctor Ivan Ivanovich Troyanovsky. The estate's lands included vast areas of forest and meadows on hilly terrain, which gave the estate its name.
The estate was built on top of a hill amidst a pine forest. The large log house, a single-story building with a mezzanine, has survived to this day. Although it is not distinguished by stylistic sophistication, its elegant proportions make it beautiful and comfortable. The slender mezzanine with a huge wall-to-wall window gives the house a resemblance to a ship sailing among green waves. Originally, the mezzanine was adorned with balconies on both sides, but over time they fell into disrepair. Behind the house was a farmyard with many buildings, and beyond it lay a vast garden. In front of the main facade, on the slope of the hill, there was a picturesque park with exotic trees.
In addition to his medical practice, Ivan Ivanovich Troyanovsky was passionate about painting and gardening. He planted rare tree species in the park, such as cork oak, Manchurian walnut, Siberian cedar, and red maple.
The estate was visited by famous artists such as V.D. Polenov, I.I. Levitan, I.E. Grabar, V.A. Serov, K.A. Korovin, P.P. Konchalovsky, and R.R. Falk. It was also frequented by educator S.T. Shatsky, composer N.R. Kochetov, writer and poet V.Ya. Bryusov, pianist S.T. Richter, and others.
After the revolution, the land in Bughry remained with the Troyanovsky family. Four years after Ivan Ivanovich's death in 1928, his daughter Anna Ivanovna sold Bughry to her acquaintance Pyotr Konchalovsky, keeping a small wing with a veranda in the depths of the garden.
Life in "Bughry" marked a new era in the creative work of the artist Konchalovsky. Here he created many remarkable works, especially fond of painting the local lilac, which had been planted by Troyanovsky. In 1934, his friend, composer Sergey Prokofiev, visited Bughry.
During the Great Patriotic War, Konchalovsky moved to Moscow, and his dacha was occupied by the headquarters of the 6th Guard Regiment. The forest near the dacha was covered with camouflage netting, just like the forest in the "Lower Park."
In 1946, the wing left by Anna Petrovna Obninskaya was acquired by composer Yuri Biryukov and his wife Rogneda Sergeevna Gorodetskaya. Today, the estate belongs to their heirs, who, although they do not live here permanently, often come to visit. The building is considered a monument of architecture.
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