Museum of Political History of Russia

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Former mansion of Mathilde Kschessinska, one of the museum's buildings Mathilde Kschessinskaya Mansion.jpg
Former mansion of Mathilde Kschessinska, one of the museum's buildings
Former mansion of merchant Vassily Emanuilovich Brandt, another museum's building Osobniak V.E.Branta.JPG
Former mansion of merchant Vassily Emanuilovich Brandt, another museum's building

The State Museum of Political History of Russia (known as the State Museum of Revolution before August 1991) is a political museum located in Saint Petersburg. It archives and showcases the political history of the Russian Federation. [1]

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The museum houses artifacts owned by key figures in the history of Russia, such as the belongings of politicians, statesmen, scientists, and military leaders, among them Sergei Witte, Nicholas II, Vladimir Lenin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Yuri Gagarin. [1] A calendar of exhibitions is available online. [2]

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