Events
The Battle of Kulikovo
The collection dedicated to the Battle of Kulikovo contains old Russian sources, official documents, studies, essays, literary works, archival and visual materials, which cast light on the preparation for the battle, its course, personality of Dmitry Donskoy, and preservation of memory of this historical event.
1918
1917
At the Origins of the Russian Statehood
Overcoming the Time of Troubles in Russia
Patriotic War of 1812
Decembrists in the History of Russia
The Alexander Column
The Emancipation Reform of 1861
The Judicial Reform of 1864
Russian naval expedition to the shores of North America (1863–1864)
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905
World War I (1914-1918)
Memory of the Great Victory
The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) is part of the World War II (1939-1945) and one of the key events in Russian and world history of the 20th century. Joint efforts of the Soviet Union and the anti-Hitler coalition enabled to overcome the offensive of fascism. The collection commemorating the great victory includes first-hand accounts of veterans of the World War II and the Great Patriotic War, responses to the war of their great grandchildren, research works and archival materials, photographs and documentary newsreels, war-time newspapers and propaganda editions, songs and music of the war years.
The House of Romanov. The Zemsky Sobor of 1613
1945: From the War to the Post-War World
Soviet-Japanese War of 1945
The war between the Soviet Union and Japan completed the major conflict of the 20th century - the World War II. In accordance with the agreements reached at the Yalta Conference, the Soviet Union entered the war against Japan in August 1945. Less than in a month, the Japanese Kwantung Army in Manchuria was defeated by decisive attacks of the Soviet troops. Signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945 marked the end of the World War II. The collection on the Soviet-Japanese War includes research works, essays, articles, newspapers and magazines, as well as caricatures (total of 76 units).