Different stories come together in Yasnogorsky District: Fedorovka is home to the former manor house of actress Glikeria Nikolayevna Fedotova, while the Early Iron Age hillfort of Strelitsa stands on the Oka. In Fedyashevo, a bakery brings historical recipes to the table. These places give your trip a range of focuses—from architecture and landscape to baking traditions and hands-on activities.
Manor House and Landscape in Fedorovka
The former manor house of Glikeria Nikolayevna Fedotova, an actress at the Imperial Moscow Theatre, is a historic two-storey building with a mezzanine. The estate includes a park with avenues of lime and larch trees, a reflective pond and a garden. Together, the house and park bring architectural history and a designed landscape into one place. A school now occupies the manor. Fedotova’s name also gives the site a direct biographical connection to theatre history.
The Strelitsa hillfort, dating to the Early Iron Age, is another testament to earlier settlement. It stands on the high right bank of the Oka, between two ravines near the mouth of the Strelitsa River, on the grounds of a holiday camp. Its location can also be pinpointed: the hillfort is 0.5 kilometres west of Makarovka and 1.5 kilometres northwest of Fedorovka. Its description differs markedly from that of the manor house: here, the focus is on its position by the river and between the ravines, as well as the site’s ancient history.
Baking Traditions and Activities in Fedyashevo
At the Fedyashevo estate, the “Fedyashevo Bakery” makes bread and baked goods using traditional recipes from the Tula Governorate. The recipes date from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century. They include recipes from the Filippov baking dynasty and the family of M. A. Gartung. The bakery began operating in May 2025. Its baking adds a culinary perspective to the district’s historical themes, rooted in specific recipe traditions.
Activities include interactive guided tours of the estate and bakery, with tastings. There are also workshops on making katelki, rye gingerbread and Filippov rolls. If you plan to take part, check the latest dates with the operator before your trip. This will help you choose between focusing on history and landscape or on a specific baking activity or workshop.
More Cultural Attractions in Tula Oblast
If you look beyond Yasnogorsky District to Tula Oblast, the “Tula Antiquities” Museum in Tula offers two distinct exhibitions. The exhibition “Tale of the Battle of Mamai” explores the Battle of Kulikovo Field. In the interactive areas, visitors can weave a piece of chain mail, try on armour and learn to read chronicle miniatures. The exhibition “Secrets of Tula Craftspeople” features a pottery workshop, a blacksmith’s workshop and household objects from the 17th to 19th centuries. The exhibitions have different focuses: one invites visitors to take part in hands-on activities, while the other presents workshops and everyday objects from several centuries.
From May to October, Yasnaya Polyana Museum Estate offers a guided walk through the central part of the estate. It covers Tolstoy’s favourite places for daily walks, the local flora and fauna, and the history of Tula’s defensive lines and Tolstoy’s plantings. This seasonal timeframe is important when planning the visit. Other places in Tula Oblast offer different focuses: the village of Monastyrshchino in Kimovsk District is home to a museum and monument to the heroes of the Battle of Kulikovo Field. At the Polenovo estate, the artist Vasily Polenov designed all the buildings himself. Leo Tolstoy’s personal library was included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.
Choose Where to Stay
When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to decide first which area you want to focus your trip on. If you want to concentrate on local attractions, Fedorovka—with its manor house and hillfort—and the baking activities in Fedyashevo are the main options. If you plan to include other cultural attractions in Tula Oblast, base your accommodation search on the area you choose to visit. The places mentioned offer different experiences, from archaeological history and architecture to exhibitions, guided walks and baking traditions.
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For the main travel overview: Tula Oblast.
