The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is one of the most famous museums in the world

The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a historical museum known all over the world.

History

The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was established in the early 20th century, or rather, the first premises could be considered the 1919 exhibition in Moscow.

In 1919 the first exhibition of the military direction devoted 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 on Vozdvizhenka, 6 until 1928. The most outstanding event of that period is the exhibition dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the existence of the Red Army, which was visited by more than 100 thousand people who came in groups or singly.

In 1924, the museum was named Central, since 1951 it became known as a museum of the Soviet Army, then in 1965 the army began to be called the Armed Forces, as a result of which the name, which existed before the collapse of the USSR, was again replaced. 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 specially built for him, where he is located to this day.

Expositions

The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia offers to familiarize 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.

In the building there are 24 halls with an area of more than 5000 m², where there are more than 15 thousand exhibits belonging to different epochs: photographs, personal belongings of the military, documents, orders, weapons.

All materials are arranged in chronological order to make it easier for visitors to navigate. Everything begins with the history of the creation and development of the army and navy before the revolution of 1917 (in the Soviet period, these materials were not presented, since they did not take into account pre-revolutionary Russia). Then there are the halls, telling about the army and troops during the Civil War, during the Great Patriotic War. Then come the halls about the post-war period, when the situation in the country was very difficult, but the weapons had to be always, and finally, the halls about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The open-air exposition is a technique and weapons that was once used in the Russian troops, some of them are outdated technically, some have become worthless, and you can see all this with your own eyes. There are:

• Armored vehicles.
• Aircraft and helicopters.
• Navy technique.
• Technique of engineering troops.
• Artillery systems.

The Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation provides an additional opportunity for visitors to familiarize themselves with the stock, in which more than 30 thousand items are presented 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 fund, there is also a photo fund, where more than 100 thousand photographs are collected. They are depicted heroes, generals, marshals, designers and engineers of military equipment. Some of the pictures are amateur, on them people who have made a great contribution to military development are sealed in an informal atmosphere.

Many will be interested to get acquainted with the weapons and equipment fund, which presents more than 15 thousand cold and small arms, for example, you can see the personal weapons of Stalin.

Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: address

The museum is located at: ul. Soviet Army, Building 2, Building 1.

Admission price for adults is 200 rubles, for a privileged category of citizens - 100 rubles. And for heroes of the USSR and Russia, disabled people, preschoolers, veterans, admission is free. It is possible to conduct a survey and thematic excursion, which is paid separately.

Central Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia: feedback

Everyone who ever visited the museum was delighted with the scale, the expositions presented and the information received. 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, since everything is clearly represented, what the military looked like in different periods, with what weapons they fought, with whom they fought.

You can plan a visit and book an excursion in advance, and then the trip to the museum will become even more interesting. Ekskursovod will tell you about interesting facts and historical events, which you will not read in the textbooks.