I did get a ride through Ilinskoye, but my kind driver was frazzled by the late afternoon traffic and recovering from a cold. So it was a very rapid trip with no time to stop and figure out where we were, what we were looking at, and whether we could see more from a different vantage point.
I got a photo of a forbidding-looking security wall that I believe surrounds the former estate. As Mike wrote back in 2005, it seems to be inaccessible. I noticed only one opening, and it was definitely guarded.
There are two parts to the security wall. The lower wall is a solid fence about 12-15 feet (3m) high. There is an upper screen of about the same height. So if you were thinking of swinging from tree to tree like a monkey in order to gain access, that option is out.
Or perhaps the screen is so high to prevent tennis balls from reaching the road?
There were no signs or advertisements of any kind on the security wall.
I will try again with a different driver on a future trip. Although it looks like a private compound, I would like to get the most information I can about what's outside the fence. Also, if you check Google Earth, there are a couple of pictures from the opposite riverbank. All you can see are woods and a white pavilion. I've marked the former estate at 55.755472, 37.226007.
