Museum of Russian Submarine Forces Museum of Russian Submarine Forces The A.I. Marinesko Museum of the History of Russian Submarine Forces is a state museum located in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The museum was named in honor of the Soviet submarine commander Alexander Marinesko, and it's the only municipal museum of Russian submarine forces. The museum was established in 1997. The museum contains many items relevant to the Russian submarine forces, including: models of submarines; personal items, documents and photos of sailors; original equipment from Soviet submarines; items associated with Russian naval traditions; and maps of naval battles. Periodically the museum organizes special exhibitions dedicated to historical
Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum The Egyptian Collection of the Hermitage Museum dates back to 1852 and includes items from the Predynastic Period to the 12th century AD. It belongs to the Oriental Art section of the museum. The Egyptian exposition is hosted in a single large hall on the ground floor on the eastern side of the Winter Palace. The hall serves as a passage to the exhibition of Classical Antiquities in other Hermitage buildings and is situated right under St. George's Hall. It was redesigned for the exhibition by Alexander Sivkov in 1940 and earlier served as