Sofia Kovalevskaya - an outstanding scientist and the first Russian woman who became famous in the field of mathematics, as well as a respected correspondent for the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, a prominent writer, professor at Stockholm University and an active social and political activist. Memorial Museum of Sophia Vasilyevna Polibino located in the village, which is 25 km away from the Great Onion in previously existing estate of her father - General Korvin-Krukovsky Vasily.

Youth and adolescent years passed Kovalevskaya in her native village Polibino, which is located on the shore of a beautiful lake not far from the highway, which is the connecting link Nevel and Look Great. Initial documented information about the village belong to the 18th century - at the time it was part of the extensive estate Michelson II In the village manor was built of wood house common architecture. After Michelson died in 1807, the estate was owned by his son Gregory. When working distillery adobe homestead plant built until 1812. Part of the estate to his widow moved to Charlotte Ivanovna, and after 1824 it has completely passed into her hands. In 1841, the estate was sold because of the large debt Krukowski VV - The father of Sophia Vasilyevna. The new owner has built here a large brick building with wings and a tower, which was the architect A. Briullov.

In 1858 the family moved to Krukovsky new home .  Also Sophia Vasilyevna's family had two children - Anna Fedor .  Jaclard Anna V. became a very close friend of the young Sophia and around to help her .  For 18 years, Sophia lived in Polibino until she married in Kovalevsky . ABOUT . Then he left for St. Petersburg .  Soon Mrs. Weiss went to study in Germany and a few times during this period came to his native Polibino: in 1874 - after defending a thesis, then in 1875 - the funeral of his father, and four years later - at his mother's funeral .  After his father's death the estate passed F . AT .  Korwin-Krukowski - the younger brother of Sofia .  From the 1880s up to the Revolution have had a lot of polibinskogo estate owners .  In the 1920s it housed a children's labor colony, and later - a children's home .  In 1980 the family moved house Pskov museum-reserve, after which it was decided to open a memorial museum Kovalevskaya With . AT . Which he was the only one of its kind on women academics .

The main part of the future based on the collection of commemorative documents and things, which included personal letters Kovalevskaya your friends and loved ones, as well as their response letters. In addition, the exhibition presents a variety of books of her personal library, handwritten lists of the novel "Nihilist", some photo albums, published during the life of a female academic novel "Memories of Childhood" with her signature, stamp Signet father's cloak, made of eiderdown and ballroom shoes, worn by Sophia V., artware, embroidered hands Kovalevskaya mat designed as a gift from the Swedish astronomer Hugh guilders, as well as various furniture.

Since 1989, with long breaks conducted restoration works in the manor house Kovalevskaya, suspended due to lack of funds. Originally the manor lay inherent noticeable, although it has undergone some changes. In the central part of the estate, in the park, a few elevated location is an outbuilding and a spacious stone house. On the northern part of the house is adjacent to the old road, strewn with fragmented cased. On the same site there are freestanding oaks and poplars, dating back two centuries; Trees serve as the setting for the main entrance to the house. On the south side adjacent terrace, where broken park parterre. Also, to have survived and linden alley that separates the park from the orchard.

The house was built in the pseudo-Gothic style and has two floors and a small little room on the third floor. On the ground floor there is a hall. Rooms in the left wing of the house - square and divided capital walls. One of the windows had once been laid. The second floor is designed in the same manner as the first. Surviving the interior quite modest, but it is especially interesting to look buttresses. The floors in the house - wood, roof - metal.

Today the museum has a lodge, main house and Memorial Park.