The Museum of the 9th Separate Krasnoznameny railway brigade

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Professional

in Russian

The Museum of the 9th Separate Krasnoznameny railway brigade

Phone: (846) 999-0183

Address: 443109, Samara region,

Working hours:* Warning:
preodered visits only

Internet:
www.russianmuseums.info/M3201 - official web page

E-Mail:

billboard, events and excursions

Description:

The Museum of the 9th Separate Krasnoznameny railway brigade was established at 5 May 2010 on the base of Samara State University of Transport. This museum is a part of memorial museum complex.

The museum exposition tells about the 9th railway brigade in the context of development history of Russian railway troops.

The 9th brigade took part in the defence of Leningrad, in construction and servirсing of The Road of Life and The Road of Victory, by which the precipitated city was getting the provisions. Among the exhibits one can find the jar with the land of Piskarev memorial where the soldiers of the 9th brigade were buried, shell fragments, fragments of machinegun belts, photographs and books.

In peacetime the brigade participated in construction of approach lines to KAMAZ, VAZ, in construction of BAM and in reconstruction of railway in Chechen Republic.

In 50-80th the brigade staff was situated in the buildings of present Samara State University of Transport. Here in 1980 the obelisk and the eternal flame were installed in the memory of soldiers of the 9th brigade, who fell in battles at war time. Today they make a unified memorial complex

Next to the museum there are:
restaurant(s) or caffes

for museum professionals

Administrative phone:
(846) 999-0183, Fax: (846) 999-0183

Foundation and opening day:
opened: 05.05.2010

Organisation status:
Ministry

Organization form:
non-for-profit

Organisation type:
culture for society, scientific, educational

Classification:
Historical,Science and technics

Squares:
permament show rooms 32м²
temporary exhibitions 19м²
museum's store 6м²
museum's parks 20га

Employee number:
20

Specific departments:
science library

Collections volume:
77, rare collection's items: 50

Web sites and CD-disks:
above