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CENTRAL ARMY MUSEUM - MOSCOW

  
 

The Central Army Museum in Moscow was originally known as the Red Army Museum and featured only displays about the Soviet Army. But with the demise of the Soviet Union and new empahsis on all Russian history the museum is now adding exhibits about the pre-revolutionary Imperial Army.

  
 

Wealso have photos taken at the armor museum at Kubinka, at the World War II memorial museum in Moscow and at the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg.

  
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Standing in front of the museum while others in the group enter.

  
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Museum entrance and staircase to second floor

  
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Selfpropelled gun

  
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Selfpropelled gun

  
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Selfpropelled artillery

  
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Howitzer

  
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Hall with antitank gun and flags.

 
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Self propelled artillery

  
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Detail of tank turret

  
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Detail - partial view of tank row

 
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Rocket standing in front of museum

  
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Another view of howitzer

  
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Field piece

  
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Discussion in front of museum display

  
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Display of Imperial Russian uniforms - curaiss, cavalry helmet, swords and other items

 
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Cavalry standard of Tsar Nicholas I - Faith, Tsar and Fatherland

  
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View of hall with displays from Imperial army

  
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Portrait of Frunze during Civil War

  
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Light tank

  
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Rear view of Light Tank

  
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Aircraft models and Red Army banners.

  
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Medium Tank

  
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Red Army regimental banners

  
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Howitzer and Maxim machine gun

 
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Recoilless rifle

  
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Maxim machine gun

  
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Painting of World War II Soviet Army attack during winter.

  
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Anti-tank gun

  
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Painting of Soviet Army attack

 
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Operations map showing entire Russian front from Finland to Black Sea - showing situation in 1941 with German advances

  
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Wall display including information on general losses of 11 million during 1941 and 1942.

  
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General view of one exhibition hall

  
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Armored car

  
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Red Army banners above a tank turret

  
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Diorama of city fighting

  
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Diorama of city fighting

  
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Maps on wall depicting Soviet offensive operations

  
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Sign on office on second floor - apparently established for foreign sales of military equipment.

  
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Main exhibition hall of second floor with banners and displays.

  
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Another part of the main exhibition hall

  
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Large painting depicting Marshal of Soviet Union Zhukov on white horse trampling on Nazi flags during victory ceremony.

  
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Another part of main exhibition hall with antitank gun and banners.

  
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Section of huge wall display with names of Heros of Soviet Union from World War II.

  
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Engine of Russian armored train.

 
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Anti-tank gun or recoilless rifle

 
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Display cabinets showing airborne troops uniforms and equipment

  
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Anti-tank gun

  
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Multi-barrel anti-aircraft gun

 
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Air delivered light tank with other equipment for airborne troops.

  
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Light field piece

  
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Light field piece - another view

 
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Light tank

  
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Front view of light tank

  
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Heavy tank

  
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An Imperial army regimental flag and miter cap and uniform

  
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Medieval Russian armor and helmet with other weapons.

  
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Uniform of a grenadier from the reign of Emperor Paul I.

  
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Uniform of a Russian soldier from period of First World War.

  
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Display case with uniform items and picture of Tsar Alexander III

  
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Display case with Imperial cavalry uniforms and associated items.

  
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Painting depicting Peter I and his troops in naval battle against Sweden.

  
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Large painting depicting army of Alexander I in battle with Napoleon's French army

  
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Painting depicting Dmitri Donskoi in battle with Tatars - Kulikovo field

  
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Display case with sabers, uniforms and pictures of uniforms of era of Alexander I

  
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Display case with uniform items and one banner

  
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Painting depicting battle during the First World War - Russian cavalry attacking German artillery

  
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Portrait of Admiral Nakhimov - hero of Sevastopol in Crimean War

  
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Display case with model of Russian ship

  
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Display of large part of the American U-2 of Gary Powers shot down by Russians.

  
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Group viewing display of the U-12

 
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Display of aircraft and turrets from naval ships.

  
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Display of helicopter and other aircraft

  
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Aircraft display

  

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