after the october revolution, many tolstoyans opposed dialogue with the bolsheviks and were opposed to the nationalization of the tolstoy museum. bulgakov and a. thick insisted, however, on coming to an agreement with the soviet government. later bulgakov, tolstoy and the artist nd bartram, founder of the museum of toys, were able to secure against numerous applicants a mansion in 11 prechistenka, moscow which became the location for the tolstoy museum. bulgakov also put great efforts into creating a "steel room" for the archives of tolstoy.