Tolstoy’s great-great-grandson appointed cultural adviser
to Putin
Vladimir Tolstoy has been the director of Yasnaya Polyana,
the writer’s estate and museum
By Sophia Kishkovsky. Web only
Published online: 28 June 2012
Vladimir Tolstoy, the great-great-grandson of Leo Tolstoy,
has been appointed a cultural adviser to the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The appointment was made in May, shortly after Putin returned to the Kremlin as
president after serving as the prime minister for four years.
Since 1994, Vladimir Tolstoy has been the director of
Yasnaya Polyana, the writer's estate and museum. Situated near the city of Tula , south of Moscow
In his new role as a cultural adviser to the president,
Vladimir Tolstoy told The Art Newspaper that he will be addressing a range of
cultural issues, from literature to music, theatre, cinema and museums,
especially those in protected zones such as Tolstoy's museum.
While he was the director of the museum, he made it more
accessible to tourists, scholars and Tolstoy family members, whom he gathers
there regularly for reunions. Tolstoy's wife, Yekaterina Tolstaya, who has
worked at the museum for years, has been named its new director. She told the
Russian media that one of her first tasks as the director will be to build a
store for the estate's collection. Museum stores have become a sticking point
for Russian museums, and the question has been addressed by Putin at meetings
with museum directors and the minister of culture.
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