In the lecture, you will learn amazing details about Leo Tolstoy's life in Yasnaya Polyana - the place where he was born, wrote, and dreamed of being buried. The Gogol House invites you to a lecture dedicated to the estate Yasnaya Polyana - a place inextricably linked to the life and work of the great writer Leo Tolstoy. Yasnaya Polyana is not just a family estate; it is a source of inspiration where the greatest works, such as "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," were born. It was here that Tolstoy spent most of his life, raised his children, wrote, and contemplated the meaning of existence. In the lecture, listeners will learn how Yasnaya Polyana came to the writer, why he chose it for his life, and how his family life with Sophia Bers unfolded here.