Museum of Political History of Russia (St. Petersburg)

The State Museum of Political History of Russia (known as the State Museum of Revolution before August 1991) is a historical and political museum located in Saint Petersburg. The stated purpose of the museum is to record and showcase the political history of the Russian Federation.[1]

Former mansion of Mathilde Kschessinska, one from museum's buildings
Former mansion of merchant Vassily Emanuilovich Brandt, another museum's building

Exhibits

The museum houses artifacts owned by key figures in the history of Russia such as the belongings of politicians, statesmen, scientists and military leaders, among them Sergei Witte, Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Yuri Gagarin.[1] A calendar of exhibitions is available online.[2]

See also

References
  1. Saint-Petersburg.com, Museum of Political History, September 23, 2012
  2. "POLITHISTORY.RU", Museum Political History's Event Calendar, Oct 4, 2012 Archived 2013-04-17 at Archive.today


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