Reaching the village of Volosovo is not easy: it is hidden in the thickets of the Zubtsovsky district, and the roads leave much to be desired. However, it is worth visiting this place. Here, there is not only beautiful nature but also a magnificent palace ensemble. The estate belonged to Stepan Borisovich Kurakin, the head of the Kremlin construction expedition. Its construction began in the late 18th century, but due to the untimely death of the owner, the process was prolonged. Even Giacomo Quarenghi was involved in the works, and they were completed only by the 1830s.

As a result, a vast noble complex was created. The main element was a two-story manor house with a mezzanine, which was adorned with a semicircular colonnade on the courtyard side, and on the park side, a portico of four half-columns with a decorative attic. The house was connected by galleries to dome pavilions and side wings. It housed not only the owners but also a large staff of servants: footmen, musicians, artists, cooks, and valets. Nearby, a park was laid out with an obelisk in honor of Alexander I and a pond.

The main attraction of Volosovo became a huge "card town" for the serfs. In mock copies of the noble house, wings, theaters, and salons, the peasants staged performances and celebrations. However, due to the impermanence of the materials, the "card town" did not survive until the early 20th century. There was also another entertainment salon for the nobility, a Gothic castle where the owners and their guests rested on summer evenings.

After 1918, the estate in Volosovo met the fate of many others; it was nationalized. Some rare paintings and furniture were sent to museums, while the rest was looted. From 1960 until the collapse of the USSR, a psychiatric hospital was located here, and only in our time has the ancient building begun to be restored.