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…In those terrible years of World War II Belarus lost every third resident. More than 3 million people died, including about 50,000 partisans and underground fighters. Throughout the country there were 250 death camps, including the infamous Trostenets, one of the largest after Auschwitz, Majdanek and Treblinka…
Probably, only in the Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War you can fully appreciate the joy and gratitude for your own life.
The museum is assembled with incredible love and respect for the exploit of the Soviet people.
Not a single letter, not a single memory was left without attention in the museum.
Moving from hall to hall from a peaceful life, you are transported to the hell of war, you feel fear, pain, doom, courage and feat.
Interesting - this is probably not the right word.
The history of the museum dates back to 1942, when the pieces were gathered. But the modern building was opened only in 2014; the opening of the updated complex was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus.
The magnificent building with the total area of 15.600m2 was erected in a significant place of the Belarusian capital – in the Heroes Squere next to the Stela “Minsk-Hero City” and the park komplex Pobeda. Military parades and festive marches took place nearby – along the Pobeditelei Avenue. The new museum building in the complex with the obelisk “Minsk - Hero City” makes up a single architectural ensemble. The main facade of the museum building is made in the form of symbolic rays of the Victory salute. On each beam there are sculptural reliefs about the events of the war.
The museum in architectural terms consists of 4 blocks according to the number of war years. Blocks are united by the exposition gallery “Road of War”.
The museum has 10 exhibition halls and the Victory Hall (located under a glass dome), which are arranged according to the chronology of events - from pre-war days and hostilities to the restoration of the whole country.
It’s not a dry exposition of objects, but a kind of “living” space. The atmosphere is tragic, the light is dim. Liveliness is added by mannequins in military uniforms during the Great Patriotic War. Military equipment on 4 floors and in galleries. Under the ceiling are military aircraft of those years.
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