The grand opening of State museum of the Great Patriotic War, dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, was held in Moscow on May 9, 1995. It offers not only the historic military exposition, but also the artistic one. There is a huge park nearby with an open-air exhibition of Soviet hardware, ranging from tanks to parts of submarines – not to be missed for weaponry and military history enthusiasts.
Main attractions:
- Six dioramas display the largest military actions of the Great Patriotic War.
- Glory Hall. Marble plates with 11.171 engraved names of the war participants awarded The Hero of the Soviet Union star.
- Memory and Mourning Hall where the so called “Books of Memory” with the names of 19,5 million soldiers killed during the war are stored.
- The Museum exhibition displays rifles and arms of all the countries that participated in the WW II, military orders, awards and ordinary soldiers’ lockets. A huge collection of sculptures. drawings, sketches of professional and non professional artists and military posters of the war years are also exhibited here.
