The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a historical museum known throughout the world.
History
The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was established at the beginning of the 20th century, or rather, the exhibition of 1919 in Moscow can be considered the first prerequisites.
In 1919, the first military exhibition dedicated to the Red Army was held in the Soviet Union. The exhibition was attended by V. Lenin, who later gave instructions that it was necessary to create a museum-exhibition dedicated to the life and development of the army, which the whole country should be proud of.
In 1921, the exhibition-museum was transformed into a museum, which was located on Vozdvizhenka, 6 until 1928. The most striking event of that period is considered to be an exhibition dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the existence of the Red Army, which was visited by more than 100 thousand people, who came both in groups and singly.
In 1924 the museum waswas given the name Central, since 1951 it became known as the Museum of the Soviet Army, then in 1965 the army became known as the Armed Forces, as a result of which the name that existed before the collapse of the USSR was again changed. Already in 1993, a new name was formed - the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
In 1965, a new building was built specially for him, where he is located to this day.
Exposures
The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia offers to get acquainted with the expositions, which can be divided into 2 parts: one of them is presented in the halls, the other is in the open air.
The building has 24 halls with an area of more than 5000 m², where more than 15 thousand exhibits from different eras are presented: photographs, personal belongings of the military, documents, orders, weapons.
All materials are arranged in chronological order to make it easier for visitors to navigate. It all starts with the history of the creation and development of the army and navy before the 1917 revolution (during the Soviet period, these materials were not presented, since pre-revolutionary Russia was not taken into account). Next come the halls that tell about the army and troops during the Civil War, during the Second World War. Then come the halls about the post-war period, when the situation in the country was very difficult, but there should always be weapons, and finally, the halls about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The open-air display is a technique and weapon that was once used inRussian troops, some of them are technically outdated, some have fallen into disrepair, and all this can be seen with your own eyes. There is:
- Armored vehicles.
- Airplanes and helicopters.
- Navy equipment.
- Technique of the engineering troops.
- Artillery systems.
The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation provides an additional opportunity for visitors to get acquainted with the clothing stock, which presents more than 30 thousand items in the form of uniforms, equipment and insignia. For example, you can see Zhukov's tunic, Frunze's personal belongings, or Kuznetsov's cloak.
In addition to the clothing fund, there is also a photo fund, where more than 100 thousand photographic materials have been collected. They depict heroes, generals, marshals, designers and engineers of military equipment. Some of the pictures are amateur, they show people who have made a great contribution to military development, captured in an informal setting.
Many people will be interested to get acquainted with the fund of armaments and equipment, where more than 15 thousand cold and small arms are represented, for example, you can see the personal weapon of I. Stalin.
Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: address
The museum is located at: st. Soviet Army, house 2, building 1.
The cost of an entrance ticket for adults is 200 rubles, for the privileged category of citizens - 100 rubles, and for the heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation, disabled people, preschoolers, veterans, admission is free. It is possible to conduct a sightseeing and thematic tour,which is paid separately.
Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia: reviews
Everyone who has ever visited the museum was delighted with the scale, exhibits and information received. Both an adult and a child can visit the museum, and everyone will remember it, because it is interesting and informative. This place will appeal not only to boys who are fond of military subjects, but also to girls, as everything is clearly presented, what the military looked like in different periods, what weapons they fought with, with whom they fought.
You can plan a visit in advance and book a tour, and then going to the museum will become even more interesting. The guide will tell you about interesting facts and historical events that you will not read about in textbooks.
