Legend has it that in ancient times there lived a landowner named Dubrovsky in the village of Yazvitsy in the Vladimir district. In his youth he was an officer, and then, after retiring, he led a disorderly life, feuded with his neighbors on the estate and, allegedly, having formed a gang of his serfs, did not disdain to commit robbery on the high road - "Vladimirka". However, later the robber-master fell in love with the daughter of one of the landowners, but her parents refused him. Then Dubrovsky decided to kidnap the bride, but the pursuit sent in pursuit overtook the fugitives beyond the village of Boldino on the way to Moscow. As a result, the girl was married to another. And Dubrovsky, shocked by the collapse of his hopes, completely changed his way of life, turned to God, generously donated to churches and monasteries, and then built a church on his estate. He was buried next to it. A.S. Pushkin was passing through Omoforovo in 1830. Having learned about the history of Dubrovsky during a visit to the outskirts of Yazvitsy (by that time this village was called Omoforovo), Pushkin was amazed that the village near which the lovers were caught had the same name as his family estate. Remembering what he heard, Alexander Sergeevich supposedly gave his surname to the main character of the new novel, borrowing something from the biography of the Omoforovo landowner... In 1833, A.S. Pushkin's story "Dubrovsky" was published.
The estate of the landowner P.I. Dubrovsky was founded here in the second half of the 18th century. The main manor house and the temple were built in the Baroque style. The estate was well-maintained. Here were: a well-kept, clearly delineated park behind the manor house, three cascading ponds with a gallery along the shore, gazebos, bathing areas, boats, and neat outbuildings.
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