Just about five kilometres from the Moscow city limits, located in the small settlement called Arkhangelskoye, there is one of the most amazing museums in Russia and even in Europe – Vadim Zadorozhny´s Museum of Vehicles (Музей техники Вадима Задорожного). One building with three floors of exhibition halls and more than 3,5 hectare of...
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A few kilometres from Cuxhaven, the well-known tourist spot of the North Sea, the Nordholz Naval Airbase (Fliegerhorst Nordholz) is located. And next to the main entrance to the base, one of the most interesting aviation museums in Europe can be found – Deutsches Luftschiff- und Marinefliegermuseum Nordholz, commonly known as ´Aeronauticum´. The official...
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When we talk about Russian military museums, usually Monino and Kubinka are the first that come to mind. And, without a doubt, those two locations are the best known ones, being the ´dream spot´ for every military history enthusiast. However, those two museums are just a tip of the iceberg and there are dozen...
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On 9th May 1995, at the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day in Europe, during the grand ceremony and with participation of 55 official foreign delegations, the memorial complex at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow was officially opened by Boris Yeltsin, the President of Russia. Occupying an area of 135 hectares, the Victory Park (Парк...
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Wernigerode is a relatively small town situated in the heart of the Harz mountains. The city is a well-known holiday destination, famous for its picturesque old town with the medieval city hall and other historic buildings, the Wernigerode Castle located on a hill above the town, and primarily for the narrow-gauge railways – Harzer...
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The history of the Belgian military museum starts in 1910 – during the Exposition Universelle et Internationale world fair a young officer, Louis Leconte, arranged a military exhibition of approximately nine hundred objects illustrating the military history of Belgium. The exhibition was a great success and after the fair the collection was moved to...
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