Not far from St. Petersburg in the picturesque town of Vsevolozhsk is a museum-estate "Priyutino", the owner of which was president of the Academy of Arts, the director of the Public Library of Alexei Olenin. The special historical and architectural value of the estate is that it is one of the few country estates of the early 19th century, have come down to us.

In the central building there is an exhibition dedicated to the life and the daily life of the inhabitants of the estate, the events that took place here, tells about the people lodged in the house. There recreated historical situation living room, bedroom, study, dining room. Among the exhibits - documents, telling about the host of the estate, personal items, sketches, books autographed.

Wall Cabinet A. Venison, the room of his wife Elizabeth Markovna, living room decorated with magnificent works of prominent artists who were friends of the house: Orest Kiprensky, Alexander and Charles Bryullov, Fyodor Tolstoy, Alexander Orlovsky.

In the early 19th century manor priyutinskoy stayed close friends AN Venison: artists, poets, writers, who jokingly called "Oleninsky circle." Here there was a special way, which later became known as "estate culture" - no home salon claims welcoming environment in communion guests and hosts, joint pastime associated with intellectual pursuits. These communicate with relatives on spirit people came warehouse Glinka, Pushkin, O. Kiprensky, Alexander Griboyedov, PA Vyazemsky, VA Zhukovsky, K. Bryullov, A. Mickiewicz. One of the most beloved guests homestead KN Batyushkov depicted in the poem "The message to Turgenev" image priyutinskih meetings and always gracious hosts: Markovna Elizabeth and Alexis.

With "Oleninsky circle" has been linked closely IA Krylov, who visited the estate for nearly 30 years, sometimes for a long time lived with venison. It is here that were born subjects of his fables "Plotichka", "divers", "farmer and sheep."

A frequent visitor to the manor critic, poet, translator NI Gnedich, which "Priyutino" wrote one of the most prominent of his creations - the idyll of "fishermen".

Very often in the house Olenins were theatrical performances, which were attended by the hosts and guests. On the makeshift stage and were humorous plays, and dramatic works.

Children Alexis and Elizabeth Olenins as adults, and glorified your name in the field of service to art. Peter Olenin became a painter, and the name of his daughter Anne's story became associated with the name of Alexander Pushkin, who, after the end of the tsarist-rural lyceum long staying in the estate venison, completely immersed in the theatrical and literary life. The poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" at the time left is not recognized by many contemporaries of Pushkin, however, being read in Priyutino it received full approval from the "Oleninsky Mug". It is no coincidence that the first edition of this work carried out Gnedich N., and the project design was AN Olenin.

Link Pushkin forced to leave the city on the Neva. More than seven years he has been away from priyutinskih friends. Returning from exile in 1828, so when the first opportunity came in Priyutino. Here he saw Anna Venison, fell in love at first sight. Feelings prompted the poet to create the lyrical cycle, which included "Do not sing, my beauty, with me ..." "You and You", "Premonition," "Her eyes", "City of the magnificent city poor ...". The album Anna Pushkin wrote the famous line, "I loved you."

Another interesting priyutinsky park with lakes and ponds. Here there are ancient oak trees, in the shadow of famous guests who walk the estate. Still on the ground dried up in the year of death host young oaks that planted Nicholas Olenin, who was killed at the Battle of Borodino, is the stone, once established in the memory of the father of her son. Nowadays people come here to honor the fallen heroes of the War of 1812. The park has fully recovered in the form of the Roman pantheon milk, Smithy pond. Now continuing restoration of the lost buildings: the guest wing, master bath, greenhouses.