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The Tolstoy Museum on Prechistenka
The Leo Tolstoy State Museum. Literary display
original name: Государственный музей Л. Н. Толстого. Литературная экспозиция
The largest manuscript fund of any single writer in the world. The value is scholarly: you see how the text was made — Tolstoy rewrote a sentence ten times, and you can watch it happen. For the house he lived in, go to Khamovniki.
Minimum route
1.5 hours
Founded
1911
Ticket
from ₽200
Today
11:00–18:00
What to see
Manuscripts in Tolstoy’s hand, first editions, portraits and photographs of the writer and his family. The display follows the books, from Childhood to Resurrection.
Minimum route — 1.5 hours for the essentials
The display is arranged by book. Look at the manuscripts with corrections: you can see Tolstoy rewriting one sentence ten times.
Reference
About the museum
The main building of the Tolstoy Museum and Estate: about half a million items, the largest Tolstoy collection in the world. The museum has been in this house since 1920.
The building
A monument of Moscow Empire style of the first quarter of the 19th century, by Afanasy Grigoriev (1782–1868).
Good to know
For the house where Tolstoy actually lived, go to the estate in Khamovniki (Lva Tolstogo 21); come here for the manuscripts.
Getting in
How to get there
Metro Kropotkinskaya
Opening timeschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
closed for the day
| Mon | closed |
| Tue | 12:00–20:00 |
| Wed–Sun today | 11:00–18:00 |
last admission 1 h before closing
Box office closes an hour early. Closed Mondays; the last Friday of the month is a cleaning day.
Ticketschecked on 15 August 2026, open sources
Adults 200 ₽; concessions 100 ₽; museum staff, disabled visitors and conscripts free.
from ₽200
tickets online
When to go
Never crowded. Tuesday is the long day, until 20:00.
Contacts
tolstoymuseum.ru · +7 (499) 766-93-28
Of interest to children
Manuscripts and editions are for those who have read Tolstoy. From 10, and even then with reservations.
Access for visitors with limited mobility
The museum — no. A mansion with steps at the entrance and no platform lift.
Getting there — partly. Kropotkinskaya has no lift. Moscow metro stations almost never have lifts to the platform, except on the Big Circle line and the MCC. A wheelchair user is better served by the surface buses, which are low-floor across the centre.
Getting there — partly. Kropotkinskaya has no lift. Moscow metro stations almost never have lifts to the platform, except on the Big Circle line and the MCC. A wheelchair user is better served by the surface buses, which are low-floor across the centre.
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