From the left bank of the Volga River near the village of Yurino in the Mari El Republic, a magnificent view of the river opens up. In these places, the Volga reaches a width of almost 4 km, and from one bank, it is barely possible to discern the ancient forests on the opposite side. However, one can enjoy not only the natural landscapes here. In Yurino, there is an amazing castle of the nobleman Sheremetev, built in the style of late neo-Gothic with elements of Gothic, Eastern, Romanesque, and ancient Russian styles. For its construction, Vasily Sheremetev, the grandnephew of the famous field marshal of Peter I's time, invited talented architects to Mari El. The external beauty of the castle can be appreciated through photographs, but the interior deserves special attention.

This castle truly resembles a king's palace. Antique statues discovered during the excavations of Pompeii were brought in for the spacious foyers. In each room, paintings were hung, selected by a specially hired art consultant, Ivan Aivazovsky. The rooms amazed with their diversity. There were 100 of them, including: the Picture Gallery, the Eastern Study, the Oak Room, and the Skobeleva Hall, which housed the award weapons of Mikhail Skobelev, a hero of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, who was the brother of Vasily Sheremetev's wife.

Vasily Sheremetev cared not only for his luxurious castle. In the Yurino estate, he created a magnificent park, arranged ponds, stocked them with fish, built kennels for hunting dogs, as well as a smokehouse, an icehouse, and a wine cellar. Wine was produced right in Yurino. After the revolution, many noble estates were destroyed, but the Sheremetev castle somehow survived. At different times, it housed a sanatorium, and during the Great Patriotic War, evacuated relatives of party workers lived in the palace.