Patriotic education of children and youth is an important component of the educational process. Genuine patriotism is impossible without knowledge of the history of the native land, the cultural achievements of the ancestors, the exploits of officers and soldiers defending their native country. Museums play an important role in shaping the feeling of patriotism. Voronezh invites you to learn more about the military history of the country, visit mass graves, thematic expositions. The Diorama Museum has collected military-patriotic relics of Russia and the Voronezh Territory under one roof.
Exposure
There are several exhibition halls in the museum building. An exhibition dedicated to the defenders of the city from the Nazis was placed in the lobby. Visitors are offered a map of hostilities in Voronezh and its environs. The exhibition "In Memory of the Fallen" presents portraits of military leaders of ancient times, commanders of the Civil War, marshals of the USSR.
The main exposition is located in a large exhibition hall, the center of which is occupied by a mini-diorama depicting the battle on the Chizhovsky bridgehead. The canvas, six meters wide and two meters long, was made for the tenth anniversary of the museum.
Fighting on "Chizhovka"began in September 1942. The soldiers, among whom were representatives of the Voronezh people's militia, recaptured the city from the enemy, who outnumbered the Soviet troops. The victory on the right-bank suburb of the city (1943) made it possible to launch the Voronezh-Kastoren offensive operation. Today, a branch of Diorama operates at the site of the bloody battles.
Exhibits dedicated to the Navy are collected on the ground floor. Visitors are interested in the decrees of Peter I, a submarine from the times of the Patriotic War (a model), the anchor of an 18th-century Turkish ship found in the Sea of Azov, and other relics.
Voronezh is the city where the airborne troops were formed. Portraits of servicemen involved in an important event are located on the second floor. There is also a showcase with personal belongings of the Air Force command staff, informational, documentary materials, a table reflecting the combat path of the airborne troops.
The administration and staff of the museum did not ignore the soldiers-internationalists. A separate room presents materials about the heroes of the Soviet Union and Russia who fought in Spain, Cuba, Afghanistan, Africa, and the North Caucasus.
Also, Voronezh (Diorama Museum) invites you to thematic expositions.
Events
Since "Diorama" is a center of patriotic education, various actions, film lectures, non-standard lessons, rallies, solemn farewells to conscripts are held here. So, on July 7, 2015, residents and guests of Voronezh got acquainted with the defenders of the Fatherland,participating in the First World War. On the same day, the staff of the center met the participants of the “From Sea to Sea” rally.
On June 23, primary school students watched a film about the celebration of the victory and got acquainted with the exposition "Voronezh - the clock city", and the day before the museum took part in the action of the region "Wreath of Memory" and celebrated the anniversary of A. T. Tvardovsky.
On the eve of the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, the event "Tomorrow was a war" was held at the site near the center of patriotic education. Voronezh (Diorama Museum) invited everyone to participate in a patriotic action. Veterans, members of their families, military personnel and police officers lit candles in memory of those who died for peace and tranquility on earth. Every year, the museum holds a cadet initiation.
Diorama employees, war veterans and simply caring citizens participate in the patriotic education of children and youth not only within the framework of a single state policy, but also at the call of the heart.
Common Grave 6
The memorial complex dedicated to the war against fascism, along with the Diorama, includes an exhibition of armored vehicles, artillery and a mass grave with registration number 6. Soldiers and officers who fell in battles for the city are buried here.
In 1942, German troops captured part of Voronezh. To liberate the city from enemies, Soviet soldiers dug in in the area between the Vogresovsky bridge and the Chernavskaya dam. The Nazis bombed and fired at the soldiers all the time. The dead soldiers were buried in a grove near the village of Monastyrshchenki. Today the area is part of the city, and the groveconverted into Patriot Park.
Until the beginning of the 90s, a monument towered over the mass grave: a soldier breaks a swastika. The monument was dismantled, but in 2010, in connection with the awarding of the title of "City of Military Glory" to Voronezh, a stele appeared in front of the "Diorama" building.
Voronezh, Diorama Museum, mass grave, weapons exhibition illuminated by Eternal Flame.
Address, opening hours of the museum
"Diorama" is waiting for visitors at the address: Leninsky Prospekt, 94. The doors of the museum from Tuesday to Friday open for visitors at 10.00 and close at 18.00. On Saturdays and Sundays the museum is open from 10.00 to 16.00.
Other museums in Voronezh
In addition to patriotic institutions, Voronezh has treasures of literary, artistic, historical heritage, as well as natural science museums. Historical museums include the estates of I. S. Nikitin, A. L. Durov, S. A. Yesenin, the Kostenki Archaeological Museum-Reserve, the Museum of Folk Culture, the Museum of Local Lore, in the branch of which there is the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the Museum of the History of Public Education of the Voronezh areas and others.
Literary museums were established in memory of the poets I. S. Nikitin, S. A. Yesenin, D. V. Venevitinov. Also in the city are the Book Museum of VSU and the Museum-Library of P. D. Ponomarev. Fine art works are displayed in the I. N. Kramskoy Museum. Knowledge in the natural sciences is enriched in the aforementioned local history, archaeological museums and the Geological Museum of VSU.
