Russian history: The Battle on the Ice Expedition Museum opened in the Pskov Region

The Museum of the first expedition to define more precisely the place of Battle on the Ice opened April 22, 2012 in the village of Samolva, Gdov District (Pskov Region) in the year of the 50th anniversary of the end of the expedition and the 770th anniversary of the victory of Russian troops over the German knights on the Peipus.

Due to variability of the Peipus hydrography, historians had not for a long time been able to pinpoint the place where the Battle on the Ice was taking place. It was defined only a through long-term research conducted by the expedition of the Archaeological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The place of the battle is about 400 meters from the Sigovets Island.

The exposition is located in a 19th century building - the house of merchants Petukhovs.

At the core of the museum's collection - documents and artifacts from the family archive of the expedition member, the leader of one of the research areas, Alexander Potresov.

Visitors to the exhibition will learn in detail all the phases of the work of scientists, see the documents, diagrams, maps, books, research papers, workbooks, field notebooks, diaries, photographs and personal belongings of members of the expedition.