Tag Archives: Москва

Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Moscow, Russia

Posted on February 28, 2013 by mamayevkurgan

Moscow’s Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War stands in Victory Park (Парк победы) at Poklonnaya Gora (Поклонная гора, which translates literally as “Bowing hills”), not far from Moscow State University and the Luzhniki Olympic complex in the southwestern part … Continue reading →

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Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia

Posted on August 12, 2012 by mamayevkurgan

Moscow’s Central Armed Forces Museum covers the military history of Russia from the 1700s to the present day. The collection is spread across 24 rooms on 2 floors, arranged as follows: Rooms 1-3: The Military History of Russia before 1917 … Continue reading →

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Victory Day Parade in Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Posted on July 10, 2012 by mamayevkurgan

The first Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square was held on June 24, 1945, and is famous for images such as Marshal Georgiy Zhukov riding a white horse across the square and the standards of numerous Wehrmacht units being thrown … Continue reading →

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