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5 August

On August 5, 1963, the Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Underwater, often abbreviated as the Partial Test Ban Treaty, was signed between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain. …

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Peter Carl Faberge

Peter Carl Faberge was a world famous master jeweler and head of the ‘House of Faberge’ in Imperial Russia in the waning days of the Russian Empire.

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The Battle of Kursk diorama, a fragment

Published: 17 November 2010

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The Crossing of Dnepr diorama, a fragment

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Hall of Commanders and the Grand Stairs

The “Soldier’s road of glory” decorative panel. A fragment of the Grand Stairs

A fragment of the “Soldier’s road of glory” decorative panel

Hall of Glory entrance

General view of Hall of Glory

Hall of Glory’s dome

Hall of Glory’s walls bearing the names of those awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title

Honor guards prepare to lay flowers

Flower-laying ceremony

Flower-laying ceremony

Hall of Memory and Grief

Hall of Memory and Grief

Model tanks and replica banner

The Taking of Berlin diorama, a fragment

The Taking of Berlin diorama, a fragment

The Crossing of Dnepr diorama, a fragment

The Crossing of Dnepr diorama, a fragment

The Battle of Kursk diorama, a fragment

The Battle of Kursk diorama, a fragment

The Blockade of Leningrad diorama, a fragment

The Blockade of Leningrad diorama, a fragment

The Blockade of Leningrad diorama, a fragment

The Battle of Stalingrad diorama, a fragment

The Battle of Stalingrad diorama, a fragment

The Moscow Counter-advance diorama, a fragment

The Moscow Counter-advance diorama, a fragment

Outer view of the museum

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