▁building ▁Me ž ot ne ▁Palace ▁and ▁Kaz d anga ▁palace , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁surv ive ▁to ▁our ▁days . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Johann ▁von ▁Med em , ▁Ele ja ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁oldest ▁son ▁Paul . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Ele ja ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Peter ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Johann , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁without ▁leaving ▁children . ▁Ele ja ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁Paul , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Christoph ▁Johann ▁von ▁Med em ' s ▁fourth ▁son ▁The odore . ▁Paul ▁earned ▁good ▁money ▁by ▁raising ▁horses ▁and ▁opening ▁a ▁bre wer y , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁profit ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁rou bles ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁man or ▁house ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁buildings ▁were ▁burn ed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁retre ating ▁Russian ▁army ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Von ▁Med ems ▁spent ▁some ▁sum mers ▁in ▁the ▁guest ▁wing ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁least ▁dam aged . ▁Paul ▁von ▁Med em ▁left ▁Lat via ▁forever ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁died ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Lat via ▁agr arian ▁reform ▁the ▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁ha ▁of ▁man or ' s ▁land ▁was ▁divided ▁among ▁ 1 5 0 ▁far mers , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁man or