(private) Day tour: Military interactive tour

1 day
Private
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Stop At: Bunker-42 Cold War Museum at Taganka, Kotelnicheskiy 5th Lane, 11, Moscow 115172 Russia

[tickets included] ★ The first anti-nuclear bunker of the post-Soviet space is open to the public. Built in the 50s, a depth of 65 meters, an area of ​​7000 square meters. This structure is a destructive consciousness and in many respects surpasses the engineering technologies of this decades-old era. You will learn the history of the nuclear confrontation between the two powers – the Soviet Union and the United States – descend into the bunker blocks at a depth of 65 meters. Find out how the design of the bunker is protected against the damaging factors of a nuclear explosion. You will see amazing engineering structures and feel that you are part of this large-scale object. You will have a unique opportunity to consider the only exact replica of the first Soviet-size, RDS-1, real-life atomic bomb, which was manufactured in the early 1950s and becomes a direct participant in the imitation of a nuclear bomb and a nuclear missile launch. This will help to feel how close the world was to the third world nuclear war.

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☆ NOTES: Military interactive tour is presented in TWO PRICE CATEGORIES. In the proposal “joining a group in a bunker” your group joins a museum group of up to 50 people (international tourists, simultaneous translation), in the offer “individual group in a bunker” the program is conducted only for you.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Victory Park, Bratyev Fonchenko st., 7, Moscow 121170 Russia

[outside] ★ In 1942, it was proposed to erect a monument in honor of the liberation of the Russian Empire from the invasion of Napoleon in 1812, but in wartime it was not possible to carry out the planned project. And it was only opened in 1995 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The main alley is decorated with 225 fountains – the number of weeks that lasted the war. In the center of the park is a stela with a height of 141.8 meters. At the top is a statue of the goddess Nike. At the foot of the obelisk is a sculpture of Saint George victorious, holding a snake. A particle is stored in the St. George’s Temple. In total, there are 13 memorials in the park, including three churches of different denominations, symbolizing the multinational army of liberators: An Orthodox church, a mosque, a synagogue and a monument to the states members of the anti-Hitler coalition.

A copy of the Arc of Triumph, built from 1829 to 1834 in honor of the liberation of the Russian Empire from the invasion of Napoleon dismantled in 1936, was recreated in Moscow on Kutuzov Avenue, near the park.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Restoran Kafe Pushkin", Tverskoy Blvd, 26А, Moskva, Russia, 125009

[not included] ★ In our tour, we have appropriately foreseen the time for a hearty lunch with national cuisine, so you can relax a little and share your impressions with your friends. Any restaurant and cafe at your discretion.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Musee de la Grande Guerre Patriotique, Bratyev Fonchenko St., 10 Metro Park Pobedy, Moscow 121170 Russia

[tickets included] ★ This is the main component of the Victory Park Memorial. On 4 floors, illuminated exhibitions tell the story of the war and the victory. In the museum’s collection are rare trophies and unique exhibitions. Among them – rare planes including one in flight – the U-2, the best tank of the Second World War, the T-34. The museum conducts permanent research activities and cooperates with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

(A): We will visit the pearl of the museum – the only diorama complex in the world telling about the main battles in the Great Patriotic War:
• “Counter-offensive of the Soviet troops near Moscow in December 1941”
• “Battle of Stalingrad. Connection fronts “
• “Leningrad blockade”
• “Battle of Kursk”
• “Forcing the Dnieper”
• “Sturm of Berlin”

Features of the exposure – audio, video materials, demonstrating a true chronicle of the war years, rare photographs, cartographic, archival materials. Here, the visible real memory of the past war is present in authentic relics and recreates the physically tangible atmosphere of wartime.

(B): Just waiting for us more than 6,000 exhibits, including the original awards and weapons. You will be able to climb the steps of the Reichstag in a three-dimensional historical and artistic panorama “Battle of Berlin. The feat of the flag bearers. And at the end of the tour, view the architectural video projection under the dome of the Hall of Fame. A large-scale light installation tells about the key events of the war years, about the history of the great victory and the great tragedy.

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[tickets included] ☆ FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, we have prepared an ALTERNATIVE EXCURSION PROGRAM to museum. This is a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the cult military equipment of the Second World War at the exhibition “Motors of War” and in the open area of ​​military equipment. You will get acquainted with the military equipment that flew, swum and traveled in 30s-40s years. The unique collection includes Soviet vehicles, equipment of the allies of the USSR in the anti-Hitler coalition (USA, Great Britain, France), cars of Nazi Germany and its satellites. After that, in the partisan headquarters you immerse yourself in the atmosphere of military life, learn all the secrets of the small arms of the Red Army and take part in the competition in throwing grenades.

Duration: 3 hours

Included
  • Not dull private guide
  • Entry/Admission - Bunker-42 Cold War Museum at Taganka
  • Entry/Admission - Musee de la Grande Guerre Patriotique
Not included
  • Lunch
  • Metro tickets for trips
  • Souvenirs
  • Personal expenses
  • Entry/Admission - Restoran Kafe Pushkin"
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Available for children over 14 years old, accompanied by parents
  • Not recommended for impressionable people
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
100% Cultural
75%