Patriot Park is the largest museum complex in Russia dedicated to military equipment and weapons. It was established in 2014 and has gone the way of development from the museum of military equipment to the spiritual center of the Armed Forces of Russia, where emphasis is placed on military-patriotic education of young people. Patriot Park is located 50 kilometers southwest of Moscow.
In 2014, pavilions appeared in Patriot Park, where the exhibition "The Army of Russia" was held. It takes place every year in August. Then museum complexes were built here, which work all year round. In 2020, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ was built in Patriot Park. It became the main temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The Museum the Road of Memory dedicated to the events of the Great Patriotic War was built around it.
The territory of Patriot Park is huge, and it continues to increase as new expositions and museums are created. In 2020, the territory of Patriot Park reached 5 hectares. It is best to come here by car, since the distances between the main expositions are quite large. For example, the distance from the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ to the Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is 3 kilometers.
If you are going to Patriot Park for sightseeing purposes, then first visit the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. It is located in the center of a large square, which is surrounded by the Memorial Road Museum building. The Victory Field is located next to the museum. This is the field of historical reconstruction of the battle of the Soviet and German armies in the autumn of 1941. Here you can see trenches and dugouts, German and Soviet military equipment.
After visiting these places, go to the Museum of the Armed Forces of Russia (Site No. 1). There, in 12 pavilions, you will see modern military equipment, as well as tanks and weapons from the period of the WWII. There are a lot of not only Soviet, but also German weaponry here. At the open exposition of Patriot Park, you can see military weaponry that does not fit into the pavilions. A separate exposition is called the Partisan Village. There you can get acquainted in detail with the life of the partisans who fought in the forests of Belarus and Ukraine.
For visitors who want to visit Patriot Park not only with an excursion, there are ample opportunities to try themselves in various active competitions. There is an equestrian club (indoor and outdoor arenas), a hot air balloon flight area and a landing zone, a shooting center. Several large playgrounds are designed for active military-patriotic shooting games (laser tag and nerf).
For serious training, there is a Center for military tactical games, the area of which is 27 hectares. Conditions have been created here for working out elements of combat training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The multifunctional Firing Center consists of 29 galleries of an open shooting range, with a total area of 250 hectares. It is the largest Fire Center in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
The main locations for an excursion visit to Patriot Park are:
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Patriot Park is the main temple of the Armed Forces of Russia. The temple was built with people`s money, and it was consecrated on May 9, 2020 during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the WWII. The height of the cathedral reaches 95 meters; it is one of the tallest temples in Russia.
Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russia
The Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russia in Patriot Park is located in covered pavilions. This museum is also called "Site No. 1". The exposition of the Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russia is divided into two parts. In four pavilions to the right of the main entrance there are equipment and weapons of modern branches of the armed forces. On the left side there are 7 pavilions. The first pavilion from the entrance (on the left) is dedicated to weapons and military equipment of the Airborne Forces. In the other pavilions, you can see expositions dedicated to weapons and equipment of various countries of the WWII period.
Open exposition of Patriot Park
The open exposition of the Museum Complex in Patriot Park is located in front of the pavilions of the Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russia. Military equipment is located here, which cannot be placed indoors due to its large size. The sites of the Patriot Park`s open Exposition are dedicated to different branches of the armed forces and types of weapons.
Museum Road of Memory
The Memorial Road Museum in Patriot Park is dedicated to the events of the WWII. It encircles the square around the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, the main temple of the Armed Forces of Russia. People, moving from one hall to another, take 1,418 steps. The Great Patriotic War lasted for so many days from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945.
Victory Field
Victory Field is the territory of the historical reconstruction of the battle during the Defense of Moscow in 1941. It is located near the Memorial Road Museum and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. Trenches and dugouts where soldiers defended the city during the German offensive have been recreated on the Victory Field. Here you can see the skeletons of burned village houses and craters from explosions.
