Museums of Novorossiysk - custodians of historical memory

Novorossiysk is a Black Sea port on the shore of the long and deep Tsemess bay. Travelers who have visited the city, recommend to begin acquaintance with him, visiting the museums of Novorossiysk.

Historical reference

The Greeks, who settled here at the beginning of our era, were replaced by nomads, then by the Ottoman Turks. In the middle of the XIX century, after the Russian troops liberated the Black Sea from the Ottoman rule, the military settlement was given the status of a city.

Because of its advantageous strategic position Novorossiysk was in the center of the main military events of the 20th century. During the Civil War he became the mainstay of Denikin's army. Soviet power in this region was finally established in 1920, after the victory of the Red Army over the remnants of the White movement.

The most important page in the history of the city is the war with the Nazi invaders. Here the fascists were put on the road to the Caucasus. Reviews of tourists note that all the major landmarks of the history of the city represent the museums of Novorossiysk in their expositions.

Historical and natural museum complex

The largest cultural center of the Kuban, the state museum-reserve in Novorossiysk turned 100 years old. Its expositions and exhibitions comprehensively cover the history of the region and its natural features. The museum complex includes the Museum of the Eighteenth Army, dedicated to the military events of the XX century, the Monument "Death Valley", the house of the classic of Russian literature, Nikolai Ostrovsky, where his literary career began.

By the 80th years of the 20th century the museums of Novorossiysk were replenished The only in the world Museum of the cement industry. The exposition is devoted to the history of Russian cement. In the responses of tourists this fact is explained by the fact that the area is rich in marl deposits - the main mineral raw material for cement production. At the end of the XIX century, this circumstance gave impetus to the rapid industrial development of the city.

Small Earth

In honor of the heroic battles of 1943, a monumental complex-museum was erected on the base of Malaya Zemlya. "Small Land" (Novorossiysk) is the name of the bridgehead, which in many ways determined the course of the war. Often reviews of tourists tell about the events of those days and their display in the exposition.

In the early autumn of 1942, the city took on a powerful blow to the enemy, was completely destroyed, but restrained the massive offensive of the Germans to the Caucasus. In the first days of February next year, landing landed on Lesser Earth. Major Kunikov Ts. L. commanded the group. Fierce fighting for the liberation of the city ceased only in mid-September. The sculpture "Heart" and 30 portraits-bas-reliefs of Heroes of the Soviet Union are in the Museum of Military Glory inside the monumental complex. The memorial is complemented by an exposition of military equipment.

Cruiser Museum

In 1952, the ship "Mikhail Kutuzov" was launched on the shipyards of the city of Nikolaev. The technical and military equipment of the ship was the most advanced for that time. It was intended to conduct combat operations in the coastal zone and on the high seas.

Now the place of permanent deployment of the military cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov is Novorossiysk. The museum on a warship, according to tourists' reviews, acquaints visitors with a sample of the world's shipbuilding and the history of the navy.

Memorials and monuments

Judging by the reviews of tourists, the development of the city is told not only by historical exhibitions, but also by numerous memorial sculptural groups. Obelisks on the Heroes Square in the center of the city were erected in honor of the Red Army soldiers who fell in battles with the White Guards and fascists. The memory is also preserved of the technique that took part in the hostilities. The pedestals of the railway car (monument "Frontier of Defense"), a torpedo boat - in honor of the Torpedoes of the Great Patriotic War were raised to the pedestals.

Reading the reviews of tourists, you come to the idea that the museums of Novorossiysk, memorials and monuments are a vivid testimony to the grateful memory of the descendants of those who gave their lives for this long-suffering and heroic land.