Ivanovka estate
museum and cultural centre in Tambov Region, Russia
Ivanovka (Russian: Ивановка) is a village and country estate located in Uvarovsky District, Tambov region, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff in the period between 1890 and 1917 (until his emigration). It was the family home of his aristocratic relatives, the Satins. Many of Rachmaninoff's earlier masterpieces were created in its bucolic atmosphere. A museum commemorating the life and works of the composer was opened there in 1982.
Contemporary descriptions
S. A. Satina, a cousin of Rachmaninoff's, wrote in her memoirs of the estate:The small village of Ivanovka adjoined our estate. Endless fields stretched around us, merging on the horizon with the sky. In the distance, in the west, the belfry of our parish church, located five miles from Ivanovka, was visible. In the north is someone's windmill, to the east is nothing but fields, and to the south is our aspen forest. For many miles around Ivanovka, these aspen trees and our garden near the house were the only trees among the fields, and therefore this aspen tree was a refuge for hares, foxes, and even wolves sometimes running from somewhere, especially for birds that nested their nests there.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2591435. VIAF identifies the subject as 137672772. The Library of Congress control number is nr2003040898. Authority coordinates are 51.954, 42.002. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1890, 1917 and 1982.
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