About 40 kilometers east of Pskov, on the left bank of the ancient village is chereh Bystretsovo. Once a noble manor. In the middle of the XVIII century, the estate belonged to Nikifor Ivanovich Yelagin. The plan of the estate in 1782 was simple: most of the estates had a rectangular outline, which was located in the center of the house, he was surrounded by a shaft, the shaft were trees. Later he transferred to the estate of Anna Lukinichna Shishkova. Hereinafter referred to as referred by inheritance from Shishkov owns Fedor Petrovich Simansky. In addition to them was the owner of the land and noble family Borozdin.
In the 20 years of XIX century manor owned by Mikhail Nazimov (1801-1888), is a representative of the Pskov branch of the ancient noble family. After receiving an excellent education, in 1816, he served first in the horse artillery, then in the Guards Horse-Pioneer Squadron. In 1823 he became a member of the Decembrist Nazimov society. In 1846, he returned from exile and lived in the estate Bystretsovo, get him on the family estate section. In 1856 it was founded zemskoe Nazimovo school.
When Mikhail Alexandrovich Bystretsovo turned into a model farm. But in the 67 years Nazimov lost his sight, and he decided to sell the estate. He died, "the penultimate of the Decembrists" in 1888, was buried in the cemetery of Dmitrov, Pskov.
In 1868-1904 years it was owned by a prominent statesman and public figure Nikolai Fedorovich Fan der Flit, and then after his death, the estate belonged to his wife. The couple continued to deal Nazimov. At his own expense, Nikolai Fedorovich kept Zaikova school in the village, and then in 1870 built a school in Bystretsovo. In addition, care Fan der Fleet was st hospital with outpatient, and pharmacy, which was also its content. But most of all Fan der Flit fascinated agriculture. The estate grown the best varieties of berries and apples, bred vysokoporodisty cattle in the fields of applied new technology, fertilizers.
In the early 1890s Fan der Flit in the estate built a new house. It was a two-story, stone, stucco building. Windows and doors are made of oak. With two opposite sides of the house were rows of columns. At level II floor balconies have been made. At that time, the orchard was fenced plantations of fir trees.
Nikolai Fedorovich died in St. Petersburg in 1896, is buried in the Smolensk cemetery. After her husband's death, Elizabeth Karlovna continued his case. In 1901 she created Bystretsove agricultural school named NF Fan der Fleet. After the death of Elizabeth Karlovna leaning on her will, in Pskov in 1913, the opening of the Art and Industrial School. Manor passed to Pskov county zemstvos. Before the October Revolution, the estate owned by Prince Shakhovskoy. In 1917 the estate was destroyed in 1920-1930 there was a farm-plodopitomnik. Most of the buildings of the estate lost, preserved only the outbuildings of boulders and bricks.
Manor Park was created in the I half and the end of XIX century. Its area - 16 hectares, is located on the left bank chereh. Park planning structure now generally read. It has survived digging ponds having a regular geometric shape. In addition, it is possible to recognize the partially preserved a low earthen wall that once surrounded the park. A network of paths and trails of the park lost. Historic Park distorted image of highway, a house, a pumping station, greenhouse farming. Here you can see the old trees ash, maple and oak. Their age is 130-160 years. There are 2 oak and linden, which for 230 years. In addition, the park grow rare species of trees for the Pskov region: Siberian larch, Siberian pine. The decoration of the park are ornamental shrubs: Syringa vulgaris, honeysuckle, yellow acacia, hazel and others.
In 1996, the Pskov Regional Assembly of Deputies declared the old manor park Bystretsove monument of landscape art.
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