Tourists on Red Square

 

He wants to make sure that he gets in the picture

 

 

I am a big fan of the Moscow metro.  Photographs of the separate lavishly decorated stations would be enough to fill an entire website. This one is the "Partizanskaya" station dedicated to the Russian/Ukranian partisans of 1941-45

 

Gold topped cathedral buildings within the walls of the Kremlin.

The boy thought they were giant ice-cream cones.

 

The main reason why I come to Moscow: This is the entrance to the great central Red army museum. In my opinion, the best in the world.

 

  

I have just put a few small photos of the lesser displays of the museum here. A full view of the museum would fill volumes.

 

 

 

This is the climax of one's visit to the central museum; The great hall dedicated to the victory Over Germany. The displays are mostly related to the victory parade held in Red Square

 

The left side of the hall is dedicated to the display of the banners of the 10 separate Fronts (army groups) represented in the Great Moscow victory parade of June 24, 1945. Below in the glass cases are the uniforms/medals of the various front commanders.

 

The uniforms and medals of hero of the Soviet Union; Marshall Ivan Konev; Commander; 1st Ukranian front.

 

Above: Konev's multiple orders of Lenin and orders of the red banner

Below: Konev's order of victory

The order of Victory

Instituted November 8, 1943; A total of 20 were awarded for conducting combat operations involving one or more army groups and resulting in a "successful operation within the framework of one or several fronts resulting in a radical change of the situation in favor of the Red Army"

A list of awardees of the order of victory. Note that both Eisenhower and Montgomery were recipients.

 

The captured German regimental standards are kept on the floor under glass. The assemblage makes a display of memorabilia opulence which dwarfs any private collection anywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The giant bronze eagle which was toppled from the Reich chancellery building

 

The boy had this place confused with a military show. He kept asking me to buy the big broken eagle that is on the floor. I told him that I didn't have enough Rubles.

 

A scale model of the Reichstag. The Russians have always been very proud of the way that they remodeled the place during their visit to Berlin.