Yasnaya Polyana
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Yasnaya Polyana, Russia Tula: ‘Bright, or Serene, Place’ from
yasnaya ‘bright’ or ‘serene’ and
polyana literally ‘glade’ or ‘clearing’.
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RUSSIA: "YASNAYA POLYANA CONFECTIONERY" INCREASED ITS PRODUCTION BY CLOSE TO 10% IN FIRST HALF OF 2000.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/17/2000; 515 words
; The "Yasnaya Polyana Confectionery Plant", increased its production to 6,734 tons in the first half of 2000 - an increase of 9.6% compared with...
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RUSSIA: PRE-TAX PROFITS OF TULA CONFECTIONER UP BY 90% IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2000.(Yasnaya Polyana)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 9/14/2000; 522 words
; In the first six months of 2000 the pre-tax profits of "Yasnaya Polyana", a confectioner from Tula in Central Russia, reached 12,882,000 rubles - an increase of 89% compared with the equivalent...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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Day's Outing Aboard the Tolstoy Train, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 2/8/2002; ; 676 words
; ...kilometers south from Moscow to Yasnaya Polyana, his family estate near Tula...the estate. The trip to the Yasnaya Polyana estate museum also used to be...special express train -- the Yasnaya Polyana -- has whisked Tolstoy fans...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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TOLSTOY ROOTED IN COUNTRY SOIL.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/24/1992; 700+ words
; ...Russian master, "Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana," explores the relationship...personal perspective of Tolstoy and Yasnaya Polyana. Like William Kennedy and Albany...relationship between Tolstoy and Yasnaya Polyana shapes his writing. Chute...
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Tolstoy's Relatives Gather in Russia
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 [image omitted] YASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) _ Carrying only...director of the state-funded Yasnaya Polyana museum and nature preserve eight...show them what we've done with Yasnaya Polyana, he said. Vladimir Tolstoy...
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Tolstoy's relatives from around the globe descend on his estate to celebrate milestone anniversary
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Dateline: YASNAYA POLYANA, Russia Tatiana Paus has only...excitement on arriving Friday at Yasnaya Polyana, the country estate of her grandfather...who took over as head of the Yasnaya Polyana museum and nature preserve eight...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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TOLSTOY RELATIVES GATHER AT ESTATE HONOR MEMORY OF GREAT WRITER.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 8/9/2002; 700+ words
; Byline: Associated Press YASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Carrying only dim...director of the state-funded Yasnaya Polyana museum and nature preserve eight...show them what we've done with Yasnaya Polyana,' he said. Vladimir Tolstoy...
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A Tolstoy to the rescue. (Vladimir Tolstoy named museum director of Leo Tolstoy's country estate)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 12/5/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...The new museum director of Yasnaya Polyana, the country estate of Russia...ago. Leo Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, which means Clear Glade. He...But the serenity is deceptive. Yasnaya Polyana lies 120 miles south of Moscow...
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Tolstoys Show 'All Happy Families Are Alike', THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 8/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Times (Russia) 08-19-2000 Yasnaya Polyana, Central Russia -- The grandson...famous estate-turned-museum, Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoys from all over the...The hundreds of hectares at Yasnaya Polyana were hardly large enough to accommodate...
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FIRST ENCOUNTERS : When Anton Chekhov met Leo Tolstoy
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/5/1995; ; 541 words
; ...suggestions that he call at nearby Yasnaya Polyana. He said he was busy. As a...when Chekhov at last set off for Yasnaya Polyana. He arrived just as the master...night; he felt comfortable at Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy admitted he liked Chekhov...
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Yasnaya Polyana
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Yasnaya Polyana , village, central European Russia, just S of Tula. It was the birthplace and residence of Leo Tolstoy, who is buried at his...
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Tolstoy, Leo Nikolayevich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...family's ancestral estate, Yasnaya Polyana, located about 130 miles (200...circumstances. Tolstoy returned to Yasnaya Polyana with grandiose plans for self...Works. EARLY LITERARY WORKS AND YASNAYA POLYANA SCHOOL Tolstoy's first published...
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Leo Tolstoy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...included 800 serfs and the estate of Yasnaya Polyana in Tula Province, where Leo...degree. Tolstoy returned to Yasnaya Polyana, determined to become a model...when not hunting and drinking at Yasnaya Polyana. Army Life and Early Literary...
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Tolstoy, Leo
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Nikolayevich) Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, his family's estate, on...degree. Tolstoy returned to Yasnaya Polyana, determined to become a model...brother, visited him at in 1848 in Yasnaya Polyana while on leave from military...
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Russia
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...variety of musical, dramatic, and dance attractions. Many small towns of interest lie within a day's drive of Moscow, including the old monastery town of Sergiyev Posad (formerly Zagorsk), Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy's home, and the
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