Top Things to do in Central Russia
10 Military Museums in Central Russia That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Central Russia, Russia including Museum and Memorial to the Heroes of the Kulikovo Battle, Young Defenders of The Homeland, Military and Historical Museum, Panfilov's Guardsmen Museum, Command Post of the Central Front, Historical and Memorial Museum, Museum of Winged Rockets, Museum of Russian Military History, The Rybinsk Museum of Admiral Ushakov, Armoury Chamber, Borodino Battle Museum Panorama, Central Armed Forces Museum of Russian Federation.
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1. Museum and Memorial to the Heroes of the Kulikovo Battle
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 164 reviews
The confluence of the Don and Non-Strands is indicated in the annals as the main landmark of the battlefield. Start exploring the sights of the Kulikovo field from here. In the museum you will get acquainted with the life and life of the Slavs and inhabitants of Ancient Rus before the invasion of Batu. Walk along the Walk of Memory and Unity and climb the bell tower of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin.
2. Young Defenders of The Homeland, Military and Historical Museum
3. Panfilov's Guardsmen Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 55 reviews
4. Command Post of the Central Front, Historical and Memorial Museum
5. Museum of Winged Rockets
6. Museum of Russian Military History
7. The Rybinsk Museum of Admiral Ushakov
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
The Rybinsk Museum of Admiral Feodor Fedorovich Ushakov was opened on June 12, 2016 and is the first and only memorial museum in Russia of an invincible naval commander. The exposition reveals secrets and intrigues connected with the name of Fedor Ushakov. Rich interactive program. The exposition presented in the museum is interesting for adults and children.
8. Armoury Chamber
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,933 reviews
A dazzling array of treasures from the 4th to the 20th century are housed in this Kremlin museum, including thrones and carriages of the tsars, the works of Moscow silver and goldsmiths, arms, jewels, precious Russian Easter eggs and other Russian and foreign decorative arts.
Reviewed By RitaC651 - Melbourne, Australia
We were overwhelmed by the treasures we saw and were surprised that such an amazing collection survived Russia’s turbulent history. Hundreds of objects made of gold and silver were encrusted with gems. The gold carriages were unbelievable. The collection of crowns was my favourite. So many display cases were filled with items that showed the wealth and lavish lifestyle of the Tsars. There were displays of clothes worn by the royal family, some famous Faberge eggs and many other items. Everything was beautifully styled. There were military uniforms, weapons and horse armoury that were all heavily decorated. There was also a number of religious items. This museum shows the connection between the wealth and power of the Tzar, the church and the state. No wonder there was a revolution in Russia.
9. Borodino Battle Museum Panorama
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 232 reviews
The highlight of the museum is the panorama Borodino created by Russian battle-painter Franz Roubaud in 1912. The museum exposition is dedicated to the Russian victory over Napoleon's Great Army in 1812.
Reviewed By Logie66 - Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
This museum is a representation of the Russians defeating Napoleon at the battle of Borodin. At the very top is a 360 degree painting that cleverly re-created the scene of the battle with the foreground from the viewing point showing the debris and destruction of this war.
10. Central Armed Forces Museum of Russian Federation
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 285 reviews
Reviewed By dgjohansson - Ronneby, Sweden
A bit hard to rate this museum since you probably either love it or are not interested in military history, and then hate it. But there is a grey area here since if you like military history, you also might either feel underwhelmed or overwhelmed. While the museum has a good mix of display cases with stuff in, they also have a lot of full-size dioramas. If you don't speak or read Russian, you must get the audioguide since there are no signs in English at all. The audio guide is very good if you just want an overview of the most important things in a room, but there is no option to get more information about a specific item not mentioned in the guide. That's why you either will be over- or underwhelmed depending on your interests. Also, the audioguide speaks about each room and directs you by the narrator where to go within a room, so jumping ahead is not possible. You'll have to listen or fast-forward the narrator within each room. Every room is a new track. There are about 24 rooms, each with a specific era or time period as a theme. A lot of rooms about WW2, but not so much about the war campaigns itself, but more about happenings before and after. Some very interesting Nazi artifacts are displayed, taken from Berlin for instance. Unfortunately, they have chosen to put them in red light (easy to spot the "enemy things") which makes them hard to see. Colors are disappearing or changed in the red light. Outside, there is a crowded display of Russian airplanes, tanks, missiles, and even a ship, but they are put very close together which makes it hard to get a really good look. Except for the boat, there are no ramps or anything making it possible to see the things from any view besides the front (more or less). Still very interesting. Also, there are only Russian things - no conquered Nazi tanks or planes or anything like that. The audioguide also speaks about several objects within each stopping point instead of giving each item a number of itself. There is a small cafe inside with fair enough food. As usual, you are not allowed to carry a backpack, outer clothes or anything like that. There are free lockers to lock away your backpack and smaller bags while clothes must be left at the wardrobe service in the basement (also free). The exit to the outside passes the wardrobe and makes it possible to dress on again before heading outside. You'll also need to put something as a deposit when getting the audio guide. Passport, 1000 Rub or Id-card will do. The only two only downsides of this place were the souvenir shops which only contained plastic toys, some medals, and some basic Russian things/shirts and such. No posters, no old Soviet replicas and things easy to take home. The second thing was that the audio guide lost its objectivity for each room you passed, becoming more and more patriotic the closer you came to the current time, that in the end, it became ridiculous. Keep that in mind and you can still enjoy this place as much as I did. The audio guide will entertain you about 2-3h, so I recommend you to stay here for 4-5h.
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