Ilya Andreevich Bezborodko was a well-known statesman and military figure of the late 18th century. He participated in the victorious battle at Izmail alongside Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, for which he received the Anna ribbon and the Order of Saint George of the third degree. At the coronation of Emperor Paul I, Count Bezborodko was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
In 1800, Ilya Andreevich retired and married Anna Shirai. They inherited Greenyovo, where Count Bezborodko erected a palace complex with the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is believed that the architect of the house and church could have been Giacomo Quarenghi.
Choosing a location for the estate, Count Bezborodko settled on a plot by the lake. In the center of the water body was a floating island with a gazebo, which could only be reached by boat. The gazebo offered a picturesque view of the church and palace. Now, neither the island nor the gazebo has survived.
In 1828, the estate passed to the Golitsyn family. Princess Natalia Stepanovna owned Greenyovo and other Pogarsky estates until her death on May 7, 1890. During the ownership of Bezborodko and the Golitsyns, the estate was visited by famous artists such as Borovikovsky, Kiprensky, and Bryullov.
During the Great Patriotic War, a fire occurred in the house, and the estate suffered greatly, remaining in a semi-ruined state for a long time. In the 1960s and 70s, the building was repaired and partially reconstructed, housing a club, school, and library.
The house is two stories with a basement. Some doors are boarded up, but it is possible to enter. More than half of the windows are missing, and the wooden floors are mostly dismantled. The stairs to the second floor have survived, but in places the ceiling has collapsed, and the basement is filled with debris.
100 meters from the estate house is the Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1802 on the site of a wooden church. The icons for the church were painted by Orest Kiprensky. In 1937, under Soviet rule, the church was closed and used as a warehouse. By the end of the 20th century, the church had greatly deteriorated and was falling apart. In 1998, it was returned to the Orthodox Church, and soon services resumed there. Over time, funds were raised for restoration.
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