The Cossack Museum opens in Moscow (PHOTOS)
Among the most interesting exhibits are gifts that were given to the Cossacks from various Russian monarchs.
The new Central Museum of the Russian Cossacks is a branch of the State Historical Museum. It is located in an old 18th-century mansion on Bolshoi Levshinsky Lane and its exhibition covers the entire history of the Cossacks in Russia – from the 16th century to the present day.
There are more than 800 items in 16 halls: uniforms, weapons, banners, coins, paintings, maps, sculptures, personal Cossack awards and much more.
Among the main exhibits is a sabre given to Colonel of the Don Army Mikhail Sebryakov by Empress Catherine II, a bust of Matvey Ivanovich Platov, the Ataman of the Don Army, by British sculptor Peter Turnerelli, as well as a rare robe worn by the Buryat regiments of the Transbaikal Cossack Army.
In addition, the museum's collection includes a model of a Cossack hut from the Terek region. It was donated to the historical museum in 1890 by Tsarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Nicholas II.
