Museum of military equipment in Arkhangelsk - private collection Vadim Zadorozhnogo

Among the most famous antique dealers and collectors in modern Russia can be identified by Vadim Zadorozhnogo, opened in 2005, a unique private museum of military equipment in Arkhangelsk - one of the largest in Europe, which contains a rich collection of vintage cars and military equipment.In private workshops of the museum restored and brought to the operating state of the exhibits, which yesterday had no value.

In the picturesque suburbs, in the Krasnogorsk district, is the village of Arkhangelsk.Museum Vadim Zadorozhnogo gives the opportunity to visit the landfill, which takes art exhibition in the open air, and exhibition halls in the museum.Also at the museum has a field kitchen, restaurants and a small business center.

history Arkhangelskoye

date of the complex consisting of palaces and parks, refers to the end of the XVIII century.Previously it called Upoloze Arkhangelsk.At the beginning of XVI century, the owner of the estate was Alexei Ivanovich Upolotsky.After him, the most famous among the owners of the estate were Fyodor Ivanovich Sheremetev princes Odoevsky.In 1703-1810 gg.estate owned genus Golitsyn.In 1790-1799 gg.Nikolai Golitsyn began to build the palace, designed by French architect S. Gurney.The project of construction of terraces in front of the palace with statues and busts of ancient philosophers and gods was the Italian architect Giacomo Trombaro.The uniqueness of this park was the complex of buildings "Caprice" by Italian architect Giovanni Petondi.In 1810 the owner of the Arkhangelsk became Prince Nikolai Yusupov.

Due to the complex of parks and palaces erected by the former owners of the manor, near Moscow Arkhangelsk called Versailles.

Manor today

Nowadays the part of the estate, where the famous palace is guarded and paid.For free access to the open grove of Apollo and the theater named Gonzaga.Today to see the exposition of paintings by artists in the middle of the XVIII.Today, a popular venue for various festivals and concerts became Arkhangelskoye.Museum of Technology Vadim Zadorozhnogo located in the vicinity of the estate, attracts many visitors to its territory.

exhibits of the museum in Arkhangelsk

Among the many exhibits in the museum of military equipment Archangel offers to view not only the vintage cars and images of military equipment, but also motorcycles, small arms, a collection of cameras.At an exhibition of vintage cars, you can see the American, Soviet and French pre-war cars, the total number of which around 100 pieces.The pride of the collection - the oldest Russian car Holsmann 1902 machine for the high command in Germany - Mercedes-Benz 770K, as well as a car made for Stalin IV - ZIS-115.Museum of military equipment in Arkhangelsk has such exhibits as the first airplane Yakovlev RRAIR-1 and the last surviving Yak-15.Also in the main building of the museum, an exhibition of motorcycles Soviet and German production.Museum of military equipment in the Archangel opened an exhibition howitzers, tanks, mortars and multiple launch rocket systems in the alley with military equipment.

ZIS-115

special attention among the exhibits worthy of ZIS-115.It was first released in the Soviet Union in 1948 - the first Soviet armored car.Vehicle safety is achieved by setting the armored glass and armored body protection.For the 1948-1949 biennium.armored ZIS-115 was released 32 units, but today there are only 8 surviving intact copies.