Museum-estate employee Andrey Deev will talk about a place that lives not only in the memory of Leo Tolstoy but also in its own natural life. Yasnaya Polyana is most often associated with Leo Tolstoy, his home, family history, and literary legacy. But this place has another important layer - the natural one. Andrey Deev, an employee of the museum-estate, environmental protection engineer, wildlife photographer, and native of the famous village, will tell about it. For Deev, the estate is a living natural organism with its own rhythms, laws, and unexpected discoveries. In his work, he observes the state of the environment, monitors changes in the protected area, and records phenomena that usually escape the casual eye. These observations become the basis for stories and photographs, where forest inhabitants are not just a background to the writer's story but independent heroes. Special attention at the meeting will be given to birds. In Yasnaya Polyana, one can find nuthatches, blue tits, marsh tits, woodpeckers, and other species that can be observed for years while still discovering new details in their behavior. Where to go in St. Petersburg today, look for on our website.