Russia, like any other civilized country, a wide variety of abundant exhibition centers, museums, art galleries and other cultural objects.Not so long ago - in 2004 - they added another list: the new museum opened in Izhevsk (Kalashnikov).In some ways, its name is somewhat arbitrary, since the exhibition includes not only the embodiment of the ideas of the famous gunsmith.Here is the most diverse small arms.However, the museum with the same name is on the territory of the plant, so the new cultural facility was named after the legendary weapon of the creator.
history of the famous factory
Museum in Izhevsk (Kalashnikov respected here) starts his show with a very old times.The exposition opens illustrating the history of weapons in general, for example, a sample of silicon guns, also made at the local factory.It should be noted that he had turned two hundred years, and during all this time the plant was engaged in - and very successfully - that weapon.
No less interesting berdanok copies that were made in the 19th century and widely used Czarist Russian army.It is worth noting that their "author" was an American by the name of Berdan - hence the name of the rifles and secure.This is not just Russian craftsmen sobezyannichali ready weapon, but made a number of very successful improvements.
Museum in Izhevsk (Kalashnikov that, not the factory) shows and the famous trehlineyki - guns of the First World and the Civil War.Their "father" was already a Russian (Mosin), which, in principle, represent the "competitor" - arms factory in Tula.However, it made trehlineyki Izhevsk.
Great Patriotic War and Izhevsk arms
It was during these years the plant has been the most sought-after and covered themselves with glory.Izhevsk Kalashnikov Museum displays all kinds of weapons produced here.Here and air guns and air guns as (Nudelman-Suranova and Shpitalniy) and Berezina gun and anti-tank guns (as Degtyareva authorship and design Simonov) - almost the entire "range" as used in those difficult years.We can say that Izhevsk plant has created the material basis, because of which the victory was won.
Epoch Kalashnikov
Yet genuine recognition of plant brought this particular weapons designer.In his field he was really talented person.The museum in Izhevsk (Kalashnikov) is to inspect samples of his "works" even those who did not start in the series.Naturally, the most striking object of the exhibition is the world famous, familiar even to schoolchildren Kalashnikov is still not defeated by any other prior art with reliability and simplicity in use.Although since its creation - in 1949 - enough time has passed and the weapon has gone far ahead, patterning of the AK, the possibility to use when firing bullets, very different caliber (5.56 very far from the 7.62, you see), light weightand comfort for the shooter remain unsurpassed.
This designer himself is not only limited to the development of his genius.His talent is owned 35 patents on very different weapons - from machine guns to hunting rifles.And the improvements introduced by the designer in "apparatus" by others, is also very significant.
principles of the museum
creators of this exhibition complex approached the problem creatively.This is not a boring meeting some individual exhibits.Improving weapons tightly linked to the overall technological development of human thought and civilization.Museum Kalashnikov neat and fit harmoniously into the development and modification of means of destruction in history, showing an arms deal as one of the areas of technological development and culture of all mankind.
Many exhibits in modern interactive.The highlight can be considered the song "Fate of a Man", which tells about the formation of the Kalashnikov.Virtually anyone interested to hear the memoirs of the designer and view his biopic - and then, and another is transferred to the high-quality "plasma".Literacy and very exciting work guides who are willing to tell the little-known facts from the life as a designer, and the history of weapons.The only drawback of visitors believe that the exhibition is closed on Sundays.
Rifle area as part of the museum
good and quite unexpected move proved to be a shooting gallery.Museum Kalashnikov Izhevsk acted very wisely, giving the tourists the opportunity to shoot from virtually any weapon that is presented in his exposition.For these purposes, there are three platforms: for shooting from a pneumatic, for "firearms" and archery, crossbow shooting.We can say that none of the visitors did not go away dissatisfied.
wonder museum in Izhevsk (Kalashnikov) almost immediately became very popular.Now none of the proposed tour of Udmurtia not bypass their attention recently created the pearl.
