the vorontsov vorotynskys, the chicherina golitsyns, the stroganovs, the artist, vasily polenov stayede alshanka estate, acquired by his grandfather. major-general aleksey voeikov, participant in the patriotic war of 1812 later. here the majestic church of the resurrection of christ was built in this estate. vasily polenov painted one of the most poetic paintings, a pond in a park, an alshanka in a small exhibition hall can be seen reproductions of paintings by the artist maria alekseevna polenova, the mother of the famous painter. for the composer sergei rachmaninoff , his family's estate was his favorite place of rest and work. in the village of ivanteevka , the musician came to the estate every summer until his emigration in 1917. a museum dedicated to the composer was opened in the house. every year , the estate hosts music festivals in tambov. in 2015, the only monument in russia to military composers in bronze immortalized by ilya shatrov, who wrote the famous waltz on the hills of manchuria and vasily agapkin, author of marshal farewell to a slav, this song is now the anthem of