Soviet Stalingrad Panorama Museum

[Bryan]

I had the chance to go to Volgograd last August and I spent easily more than 5 hours at the "Stalingrad Panorama Museum". Concerning my collecting and history interests, this museum is by far the most interesting museum I have seen in my life with the Soviet Armed Forces Museum in Moscow. One thing is that the displays shown at the Stalingrad Panorama Museum were much more beautiful than the ones seen at the Soviet Armed Forces Museum IMHO. Like in every museum, I bought that extra ticket that allowed you to take photographs.

I?m taking the time tonight to share some of the things I enjoyed in that museum. I hope you will like it and that some of you will have the chance to visit that city one time in your life!

Bryan

#1 Stalingrad Panorama Museum entrance. It is written above "Battle of Stalingrad"

[Bryan]

#2 I think it is the Pavlov's House (дом Павлова) - There is an other building on the other side of the street that was rebuild after the war, so I'm not sure which one is the Pavloc's House, but I think it is this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlov's_House

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[Bryan]

#3 One of the display when you enter the exposition.

[Bryan]

#4 I like the lights in the displays

[Bryan]

#5 See how the medals are displayed.

[Bryan]

#6 Some more display.

[Bryan]

#7 More display

[Bryan]

#8 Banner of the 8th Guarded Army Troops - Order of Lenin ?

[Bryan]

#9 Sniper riffle from Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev

[Bryan]

# 10 Interesting medal display

[Bryan]

# 11 Some close-up on medals that were displayed. Here is a nice group that was awarded to N.I. Telegin and to I.I. Tolmashev

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[Bryan]

# 12 The HSU and Lenin of Yakov F. Pavlov from the guarded house near the museum. A true hero I guess.

[Bryan]

#13 Awards of I.D. Burmakov

[Bryan]

#14 Orders of the Cavalier of the SU, N.P. Krasiukov

[Bryan]

#15 Order of N.M. Trufanov

[Bryan]

#16 Order of the Guard Mayor, I.D. Yurshenko

[Bryan]

#17 Orders of General-Mayor V.Ya. Vladimirov

[Bryan]

#18 The 5 Red Banners from the HSU, General-Colonel I.I. Liudnikov

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[Bryan]

#19 Order of the Red Banner (RSFSR) and HSU awarded to the city of Stalingrad. Red Banner awarded in 1924 and HSU in 1965. Why so late?

[Bryan]

#20 Small group of medals from A.A. Makletsov

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[Bryan]

#21 Triple Bravery medals awarded to a Sergeant of the 284th Division, G.D. Protodyakanov

[Bryan]

#22 Red Banner #3 from Colonel Lukin

[Bryan]

#23 To finish for tonight, the names of the Hero cities of the USSR

[Bob]

Great thread!

I will be visiting Wolgograd for the May celebrations next year. Although I generally prefer independent travelling, in Wolgograd I am considering taking a guide for 1-2 days. Could you share any connections / websites / tips you might have on visiting Stalingrad?

I've read Beevor's Stalingrad book and am particularly interested in (a la "After the Battle") something which provides details on where to find what related to the battle.

Thanks

[Christophe]

Bryan,

Excellent pics!!! Please post more

Cheers.

Ch.