The estate of Ivan Tolstoy has hosted many famous personalities throughout its history. In addition to the renowned Leo Tolstoy and his equally famous uncle Alexei Tolstoy, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin also visited Dubrovka. The poet liked this place so much that he decided to name one of his characters Dubrovsky.

Although Ivan Lvovich Tolstoy was not particularly social, his home was often visited by people passionate about science, art, and other interesting pursuits. However, Dubrovka was known even before him. The manor house, located on the banks of Pesochni, changed several owners: the Mansurovs, Lansky, Chaplygins, Zhikharyovs, and Ilyins, before it came into the possession of the Tolstoys.

To this day, the magnificent alley has been preserved at the Dubrovka estate, but the main house with its tall windows, columns, and staircases continues to deteriorate.

The estate was built in 1746 at the request of F.I. Mansurov. Its architecture adhered to strict symmetry: a vast park, a house on a hill, and outbuildings. From the park, one could walk directly to a picturesque field.

With the arrival of the Bolsheviks, the rich chambers of Ivan Tolstoy were looted. The estate housed a children's home, a pioneer camp, a sanatorium, a shelter for Spanish communists, and the outbuildings were used as cow sheds and warehouses. Since the 1980s, the former manor house has been abandoned and deteriorating.

Currently, some descendants of Tolstoy are ready to engage in the restoration of the estate. Dubrovka Estate in the Kaluga region is part of the museum complex 'Yasnaya Polyana.'