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Valuyevo Estate in the Moscow Region

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Pokrovskoye-Valuyevo, formerly known as Nastasyino, is a Moscow region estate that belonged to the scholar and nobleman A. I. Musin-Pushkin. It is located on the banks of the Likova River in the village of Valuyevo, which previously belonged to the Leninsky District of the Moscow region and is now part of 'New Moscow.'

'Valuyevo' can be considered one of the best-preserved ancient noble estates in the Moscow region. The main entrance, the manor house, and some other buildings that have survived to this day were erected in the early 19th century. However, the history of the territory where the estate is located goes much further back.

As early as the 14th century, the villages of Valuyevo, Meshkovo, and Akatovo were part of the large estates of the noble Valuyev family. The founder of this family was Timofey Vasilyevich Okatievich, a voivode of Dmitry Donskoy, the Grand Duke of Moscow, who died at the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380. His grandfather, Okatiy Valuy, gave rise to the surname and the name of the estate. The grandson inherited the estate from his father Vasily, a boyar of Grand Duke Simeon the Proud. The descendants of Timofey Vasilyevich faithfully served the Fatherland.

In the 17th century, the estate was owned by the relatives of the Valuyevs, the princes of Meshchersky. The name Valuyevo was first mentioned in the 1676 book of the Chudov Monastery.

In 1719, the Meshcherskys sold Valuyevo to Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy, one of the influential courtiers of that time, who had served at court since 1682. In 1717, Tolstoy helped the tsar by convincing Tsarevich Alexei, who was hiding in Naples, to return to Russia. For this, the tsar rewarded Tolstoy with estates and appointed him head of the Secret Chancellery.

Under Tolstoy, Valuyevo was adorned with a regular park that reflects the garden layouts of the late 18th century with naturally looking paths and clumps of trees.

After Tolstoy's death, Valuyevo and other estates were inherited by the widow of his eldest son, Praskovya Mikhailovna Tolstaya, who divided the estates among her children. Valuyevo went to her eldest son Vasily Ivanovich Tolstoy, the last owner from the Tolstoy family.

In 1742, Vasily Ivanovich sold Valuyevo to the Shepelevs, Dmitry Andreyevich and Darya Ivanovna. During their ownership, a new stone church was built next to the old wooden church.

In 1768, Valuyevo passed by will from Darya Ivanovna Shepeleva to her niece Maria Rodionovna Kosheleva, who then bequeathed it to her niece Ekaterina Alexeyevna Musina-Pushkina. Thus, the estate became the property of the Musin-Pushkin family.

The most famous owner of the estate was Count Alexey Ivanovich Musin-Pushkin. Under him, Valuyevo was particularly festive. Ekaterina Alexeyevna was a hospitable hostess, and relatives and friends, as well as neighbors from nearby estates, such as the families of Vyazemsky, Chetvertinsky, and Gagarin, gathered at the estate. Among the guests of Valuyevo were N.M. Karamzin, V.A. Zhukovsky, E.A. Boratynsky, and A.S. Pushkin.

During the Civil War from 1918 to 1920, Valuyevo was nationalized, and the furniture and household items from the manor house were removed.

Since 1960 and to the present day, the former estate has been occupied by the Valuyevo sanatorium.

Russian estates have often attracted the attention of filmmakers due to the beauty and expanses of the landscapes. In the 1960s, films such as 'The Hussar Ballad' and 'War and Peace' were shot here, and in the 1970s, 'My Tender and Affectionate Beast.'

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