Among the cultural institutions of Russia that store andExhibiting for display valuable items and documents, there is a small museum-station complex "Kozlova Zaseka". The address of the station is simple: the city of Tula, Lev Tolstoy Street. The nearest stop on the way to the estate Yasnaya Polyana opened in 1868. Its construction is associated with the Moscow-Kursk branch of the railway (now the Tula branch of the Moscow railway). The station belongs to the category of acting.
Proud pot
Так случилось, что судьба незаметного полустанка turned out to be closely connected with the name of the great Russian writer, the author of the novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection, and others, because he was born, lived and worked in Yasnaya Polyana. The achievement of civilization once made significant adjustments to the normal course of life of the family nest (we recall, the estate originally belonged to the Kartsev family, then Volkonsky and Tolstoy).
Lev Nikolayevich and his household often visitedGoat Zaseke: received mail there, used the services of a telephone connection. In November 1910, the stationary, which had turned gray from the autumn rains, as if from grief, met the coffin with the body of its famous frequenter. Sad load arrived from Astapovo, where Tolstoy overtook his last hour.
There is evidence that when the writer first saw"Proud pot" then experienced confusion. A slight fright from the sight of a puffing hulk-steam locomotive quickly passed: “the mirror of the Russian revolution”, as we know, was also a reflection of everything progressive, including in the field of technology. The route Yasnaya Polyana - Kozlova Zasek became habitual for him. The lover of travels easily mastered the railway transport and actively used it.
Where did the name come from
The last trip to the daughter Tatiana in Kochety82-year-old Tolstoy also went by train. It was August. Behind the window, at first slowly, and then familiar trees with the first redheads in lush foliage floated faster, others “ran off” to meet them: “Goodbye, Kozlova Zaseka!” During the excursion they also tell about this his farewell “date” with the station.
Tourists are interested in guides:why is the old station called so and not otherwise? The roots of the names go back to the fifteenth century. These places represented the outskirts of the Moscow principality, which had to be protected from enemy raids. For this purpose, we created landmarks.
Building an important partthe defensive structures looked like this: large trees fell down, their branches were cut so that they were bristling colas. Immediately he could not overcome such a barrier, which gave the defenders the opportunity to gather their strength. Gantry local barrier was named after the governor Danila Kozlov. Apparently, the big brave man was, once awarded the honor of the people.
Reconstruction outside the noisy crowd
From 1928 to 2001, Kozlov Zasek StationIt was called Yasnaya Polyana, then it was returned its historical name. Tolstoy and many of his countrymen called the stop short and soulful: Kozlovka. Today, that noisy “abyss of the people”, about which Lev Nikolaevich once wrote, is not observed either in the waiting room or on the platform.
But first he and his huge familynumbering thirteen souls of children, could book a whole carriage. It is possible to imagine how the Tolstoys passed the time before the arrival of the train, sitting on wooden benches in the waiting room. The younger ones probably mastered small areas to the maximum: they looked in all corners, lifted up on their toes, in order to examine the cashier in the window.
After the reconstruction of 2001, carried out bythe initiative of the leadership of the Moscow railway, the seats, as of old, invite passengers to sit down for a minute or a few hours. To look into the glowing unusual box office window is very entertaining, even for modern adults. As part of the informative voyage, it is interesting to visit the office of the head of the station Kozlov Zasek.
Old and new
On the table covered with green clothflaunts vintage telegraph. How many messages were replayed on it? The post office, call office - all this is like in Tolstoy times: forget about your cell phone, go to the booth and call relatives or friends. Many visitors confess: they enjoy the interactive journey into the past. Kozlova Zaseca is a museum to which all ages are submissive.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, namely in 1902,the station complex was supplemented with a luggage compartment; a platform was built of wood, an intermediate (island) platform. At the same time built a toilet, cellar, track house. All this is contained in a neat and tidy condition today, so that it is not a shame to show it, to bring foreign guests.
For reference: since 2001, Kozlova Zasek is a branch of the Tolstoy Museum-Estate “Yasnaya Polyana” (Shchekino District of the Tula Region).
During the reconstruction of the beginning of the third millenniumThey took 1910 as a basis: they used the preserved information about the exterior of the building, its interior, the appearance of the adjacent territory. Based on the fact that the station is operating, it was not possible to avoid modern “inclusions” (antennas, cables, etc.). But visitors are not distracted by trifles, focusing on the main thing.
Will the route be restored?
The station has long lived an active life:flew past long-distance trains, in the summer numerous summer residents became active users of the railway. But times have changed. Those who visited Kozlova Zasek in 2016 heard from the guides that the Moscow-Yasnaya Polyana train was canceled, despite the fact that it was demanded by passengers. Museum workers are hoping that the route will be restored. After all, he leads to a wonderful historical corner.
Yes...At one time many famous people came to Lev Tolstoy from Moscow to Yasnaya Polyana. For example, the artist Ilya Repin. He became friends with the novelist back in 1880, when he unexpectedly descended into his studio. Since then, the author of the paintings “Barge Haulers on the Volga”, “Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan” and others almost every year visited the great writer in his family estate, created a whole gallery of portraits of a friend.
The estate was visited and no less revered by connoisseursArt Vladimir Korolenko, Ivan Shishkin, other eminent guests. All of them went to the station Kozlov Zasek (Tula). Chet Tolstoy joyfully met them, escorted to Yasnaya Polyana, which is only a few kilometers away. And this is only a small part of historical information.
Small but interesting museum
Many visitors appreciate the meritsMuseum and station complex, note the harmonious combination of history and modernity. At the same time, the museum itself is a small room with an interesting exposition. The exhibition is called "Leo Tolstoy Railway". What did the cast iron look like? How do travelers dress up? What was hand luggage?
All this and much more can be foundarriving at the station with the inscription in Old Slavonic: "Kozlov Zasek." The desk, behind which it was possible to pen a couple of lines with a pen, vintage, decorated with embroidery, ladies' and strict men's travel coats, gloves, a huge suitcase, a fascinating photo essay — all this allows you to plunge into the atmosphere of the long gone years.
There is such a service as a photo in an old dress.So, leaving, the people gladly take away a piece of Kozlovka. You can pose at the bust of L. N. Tolstoy, on the porch, at the flowerbed, on the bench with forged openwork legs - the choice is for the tourists, who were beckoned to by a seemingly simple station Kozlov Zasek. "How to get to him?" - The question today is topical. But more about that below.
All as in Tolstoy
Есть мнение, что хранить былое сегодня немодно.However, most of those who visited the museum express their gratitude to all those who in our difficult times could harmoniously combine modernity and history. The station-museum "Kozlov Zasek" is an example of a complex, each meter of which works for a good image.
Thought out and weighed everything in detail.It was probably easier to build some metal or plastic fencing on the platform. But under Tolstoy there were none. Therefore, there are squat fences, wooden, strong in appearance and in fact. To such, it is not excluded, Lev Nikolayevich himself tied his horse.
A warning postercautious behavior when on the platform, also in retro style: the unlucky gentleman in the cylinder, look at that, will fall into a dangerous situation. And what is the call: “Gentlemen, take care of life!” Many confess: I immediately want to become more disciplined and attentive.
Summer is better than winter
Kozlov Zasek - this is the point that standsvisit everyone who is tired of secular parties and fuss. They love to be photographed against the background of the museum-station complex newlyweds. Wedding photographers often choose “for color” an old well, the station building itself, a monument to the writer. In general, Kozlov Zasek is well-known and attractive (although this also happens: either thick or empty).
Almost all guests eagerly visit the store.souvenirs, buffet, walking on the territory. In the summer here is more crowded. In winter, as some say, “beauty is not enough.” As for the pores of flowering and fruiting, everyone agrees: the air is wonderful, it smells like fragrant apples, the smell of petunias is everywhere. City dwellers especially appreciate this luxury.
We are up to Kozlovka!
Trains to Gantry Zaseki - a thing of the past.It makes no sense to recall how recently people traveled along the Tula-Kozlov Zasek route on an electric train of extra comfort. It departed from Kurskaya station in Moscow, but was canceled, as it is believed, due to insufficient passenger traffic.
Now experts advise to useroute taxi number 218, which departs from the Moscow railway station. Just do not forget to warn the driver that you are going to Kozlovka, as drivers often turn around before reaching Zasek, and you, bypassing the target, find yourself at the terminus in the village of Skuratovo (Zapadny). From there, go to the station far away and you can confuse stitches-tracks. Have a good trip!
