🖼 Lianozov Mansion (K. Vasiliev Museum of Slavic Culture)

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An 1903 mansion of the Lianozov oil-industrialist family — almost all that is left of the dacha village; inside are paintings by Konstantin Vasiliev.

The mansion was built by the industrialist Stepan Lianozov in 1903; according to legend, the house was meant for his beloved.
An English-style park was laid out around the house, with statues in imitation of ancient Greek sculpture.
In 1986 there were plans to open a restaurant in the mansion, but the idea was dropped because of Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign.
By 1990 the house was in disrepair and was about to be demolished; admirers of Vasiliev saved and repaired the mansion with private donations.
The museum opened in 1998 on the initiative of the Konstantin Vasiliev Painting Lovers' Club.
In 2009 the mansion was set on fire during a dispute over the paintings: the third floor and part of the roof burned; the exhibition reopened in 2012.
It is the only surviving dacha of the Lianozovo village: private houses were demolished in the 1970s to make way for high-rise districts.

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