During the event, they discussed the development of a corporate identity dedicated to the upcoming anniversary of the writer, the implementation of digital projects and the development of resources. tolstoy.ru and slovotolstogo.ru .
As part of a partnership project between the L.N. Tolstoy Legacy Foundation, the L.N. Tolstoy State Museum-Reserve, and Yandex, a large-scale program of digitization and recognition of the handwritten collection of about 2 million sheets is to be implemented.
The formation of the digital ecosystem of Leo Tolstoy's legacy will include animation of the manuscript writing process, voice synthesis and the creation of various projects.
The meeting also reported on the preparations for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy's birth in the Republic of Tatarstan.
Thus, a number of thematic conferences are already being held, specialized literature is being published, and exhibition projects are being prepared for implementation. In particular, in 2025, the Kazan Museum of Leo Tolstoy hosted the exhibition "Waltz of Life", created jointly with the State Central Museum of Cinema and the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. It featured 19th-century household items and costumes worn by actors in films based on the works of Leo Tolstoy. Thanks to cooperation with the State Museum of Leo Tolstoy, the Yasnaya Polyana Estate Museum and the Chess Museum of the Russian Chess Federation, an exhibition "Leo Tolstoy and Chess" was organized, where visitors can see paintings, drawings, photographs, as well as manuscripts and sets of chess from the Tolstoy era.. The exhibition makes it clear what role chess played in the writer's life and work and how this intellectual hobby affected his personality.
There are plans to hold thematic historical and literary balls, excursions, promotions and marathons, film screenings, a quiz with the Znanie society, an All-Russian lesson on the literary heritage of Leo Tolstoy, creative and professional competitions, children's and youth festivals, integration into the concept of the Territory of Meanings forumand other Rosmolodezh projects, the implementation of film, television and theater projects.
Yaroslav Rakov, Deputy Governor of the Tula Region, spoke about the creation of the All-Russian tourist route Leo Tolstoy's Russia. In the region that will become the center of the anniversary celebration, as part of the national project Infrastructure for Life, a named square has been renovated, a monument has been restored, and new small architectural forms have been placed. In 2028, a bicycle highway will connect the public space with the Yasnaya Polyana Estate Museum.
In addition, together with the museum-estate, as part of the formation of the All-Russian tourist route "Leo Tolstoy's Russia", work has been organized on the design of an interregional automobile route. The Ministry of Tourism of the Tula region has organized the filling of information about the objects of display in the federal operational management system "Etalon". Thus, the digital basis of its regional segment has been created, which allows for its further integration into the interregional tourism network and preparation for promotion at the federal level.
