Kafe Medvezhiegorsk District Museum, Medvezhyegorsk, Kareliya Republits, Russia
The Tolstoy Literary Museum is supposedly the oldest literary memorial museum in the world (founded in 1911).
In addition to its impressive reference library, the museum contains exhibits of manuscripts, letters and artwork focusing on Leo Tolstoy’s literary influences and output.
Family photographs, personal correspondence and artwork from the author’s era all provide insight into his work.
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