The village of First Voina got its name from two local rivers: the Great Voina, now known as the Kola River, and the Small Voina, or Voinki. A 1927 directory mentions several neighboring settlements with similar names: Voina 1, Voina 2, Voina 3 (also known as Vyselki) and the state farm 'Voinovo'.

The name of the village may be linked to the so-called Old Border, a boundary marked in 17th-century documents. Local legend states that the villagers were the first to repel enemy raids at this border. In 1594, according to the Census Books, a village already existed by the Voina River, belonging to the Torsukov family.

In the early 19th century, this territory passed to the Novosiltsev family as a dowry for the heiress of the Torsukovs. The new owners actively developed the estate. In the first years of the 19th century, a manor house with outbuildings and a stone church of the Unmade Savior with a bell tower (1806) were built. Throughout the century, the estate continued to develop. By the end of the 19th century, cascading ponds and elegant sculptures appeared on the estate, and the property was surrounded by ramparts.

The linden park, the first in Russia, was divided into alleys for carriages and for walking. At the cliff by the Voinka River, linden trees were planted in circles, forming a living gazebo with a diameter of 16 meters. Stone rotunda gazebos with Tuscan columns and cemented floors also impressed visitors. The view of the park from above represented the initials of the owner, Pyotr Petrovich Novosiltsev.

Next to the main house were the outbuildings: a storage facility with a basement, a pharmacy (formerly a laundry), a carriage shed, and a water tower. The estate occupied 100 hectares and was considered the largest in the Oryol province. It housed a horse breeding farm and three workshops. The decline of the estate began even before the revolution. Childless Pyotr Petrovich passed it to his nephew Georgy (Yuri) Antonovich Novosiltsev, who lost the property in a card game. However, the uncle managed to reclaim it. After a scandalous marriage, Georgy Antonovich left for Germany in 1917. In 1918, the estate was requisitioned for a tuberculosis sanatorium, which helped preserve its buildings. However, the church was destroyed in the 1930s, and the Novosiltsev collections were taken to museums. In 1941, the estate housed an evacuation hospital.

The sanatorium resumed operations after the war, but the park suffered: trees were cut down, and the pond was mined by Georgy Antonovich's son, who returned from Germany in 1942. After the war, the sanatorium was restored, and a new building appeared in 1958. However, the appearance of the estate remained the same, and the new building only emphasized the beauty of the ancient structures.

In the 1980s, a cafe in the style of 'Russian Art Nouveau' was built along the highway near First Voina. In 2009, the sanatorium closed, and the buildings began to deteriorate. The park is gradually turning into a forest, but First Voina became a leader in the voting for the 'Seven Wonders of Oryol Region'. An excursion route has been developed, and the French embassy expressed its willingness to help restore the estate. The descendants of the Novosiltsevs also visited the village. There are plans to create a rehabilitation center, but for now, these are just plans.

The Novosiltsev estate remains an interesting site for tourists. It has survived in a large village, close to a major road, although the entrance gates are now simple and metal. The remaining buildings are vacant, hidden in grass. Among them stands out the pharmacy (former laundry) built in 1890 and a mysterious brick building of unknown purpose. The main house is deteriorating, and if it is not restored, it will disappear along with its historical elements.