the State historical Museum has prepared an online project devoted to the achievement of the Museum’s staff during the war. It is timed to the 75th anniversary of the Victory. In the project there was a place the memories of the Museum staff, as well as stories of saving of unique monuments of culture. Here he collected the diaries and letters from the evacuation and from the front.
the Great Patriotic war changed the direction of all the work the Museum of history and influenced the fate of its employees. During the war of the 250 employees were mobilized 98 people, 30 of them died. The employee with young children and elderly parents left in the evacuation, accompanying the Museum’s collection.
Hundreds of thousands of exhibits in the early days of the war were moved from storage and rooms in basement. This helped to protect them from bombing. The most valuable collections were evacuated to the East, first in the small Volga town of Khvalynsk (near Saratov), then in Omsk and Kostanay.
In the besieged Moscow’s Historical Museum did not cease its activities. He worked even when closed many factories and companies. For all the war history Museum was closed for only eight days when, after the bombing of the city on 29 October 1941 by the blast in the building were broken window panes and frames. In record time all the damage was fixed and by 7 November 1941 Historical Museum was again opened for visitors.
in addition, the Museum staff took part in the work of the Commission on definition of damage inflicted by the Nazi invaders as a cultural monument.
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In connection with the introduction of high alert mode, temporarily closed local government institutions. Museums, galleries, libraries and cultural centers prepared for the citizens online programme. So, you can go on virtual tours, view exhibitions, recordings of concerts and interviews with famous people.
In Moscow canceled the sports, entertainment, public and other mass events. Suspended the operation of restaurants, cafes, bars and other catering enterprises. To visit closed more than 50 parks, country estates and other public areas.
