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Znamenskoye-Gubailovo Estate in Krasnogorsk

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Znamenskoye-Gubailovo is a suburban estate of Generalissimo Dolgorukov-Krymsky, a monument of federal architectural significance. It is located in the center of Krasnogorsk, Moscow region.

Gubailovo is first mentioned in chronicles as a wasteland belonging to the treasury. In 1620, Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich granted this land to Boyar Semyon Vasilyevich Volynsky for defending Moscow in 1618 against the troops of Polish prince Vladislav.

Volynsky also owned the estate "Voronovo" near Podolsk and settled his peasants in Gubailovo. After his death in 1668, the estate passed to his nephew, Boyar Ivan Fyodorovich Volynsky.

The new owner built a stone church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary here in 1683, which gave the area its second name, Znamenskoye.

Ivan Volynsky's granddaughter, Anastasia Vasilyevna, married Prince Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov, who later became a famous military leader and received the honorary title Krymsky for the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

This marriage united two ancient noble families that had fallen into disgrace during Empress Anna Ioannovna's reign. Vasily Dolgorukov did not advance in service until the end of her reign, but with the arrival of Empress Elizabeth, he began to receive ranks.

Empress Elizabeth, recognizing Dolgorukov's merits, visited his estate several times. Correspondence between Catherine II and V.M. Dolgorukov-Krymsky has also been preserved, when he was the Governor-General of Moscow. After his death, the estate passed to his son Vasily Vasilyevich Dolgorukov.

His wife, Ekaterina Fyodorovna, born Baryatinskaya, was the only daughter of Prince F.S. Baryatinsky. Upon the accession of Emperor Paul, she, like the entire Baryatinsky family, fell into disgrace and lived abroad for some time. She became the last of the Dolgorukovs to own Znamenskoye.

From 1836 to 1885, the estate was owned by P.S. Demenkov, merchant Kharitonov, A.K. Galler, and K.S. Orlov, the last two of whom managed a paper mill on the Banka River. In 1885, the estate was acquired by N.Y. Polyakov, who organized a weaving production in the former factory premises.

The owner of the estate became his brother, the well-known Moscow merchant Alexander Yakovlevich Polyakov, owner of a cloth factory and weaving mill. Under Alexander Yakovlevich, the main house was raised and reconstructed in the neoclassical style, and the wings and services were also raised.

Later, Znamenskoye-Gubailovo passed to Sergey Alexandrovich Polyakov, the nephew of N.Y. and A.Y. Polyakovs, an engineer, translator, patron, and founder of the publishing house "Scorpion." Under him, the estate became a center of cultural life, hosting and inspiring V.Y. Bryusov, K.D. Balmont, Y.G. Baltrushaitis. Andrei Bely was often here, as well as artists of the "Blue Rose" V.D. Milioti, S.Y. Sudeykin, N.P. Theofilaktov. Most of the "idols" of the Silver Age were on friendly terms with the last owner of the estate.

The Znamenskaya church, built in 1683, was renovated in 1771 and extensively reconstructed in the early 1900s. Its architecture represents a tiered composition of "octagon on a square."

Behind the church is the chapel-tomb of A.Y. and A.I. Polyakovs, built around 1910 by architect I.E. Bondarenko in the Art Nouveau style. The chapel is richly decorated with glazed polychrome ceramics both outside and inside.

Behind the church and chapel is the main complex of the estate. The main house, built in the 1780s on an arched basement, was raised and reconstructed in the neoclassical style in the early 20th century, while retaining its classicist foundation. To the north, the estate is adjacent to a landscaped park with a cascade of ponds and mixed species of trees.

It is said that the park has several Weymouth pines that are over two hundred years old.

Geo point

Усадьба Знаменское-Губайлово в Красногорске

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