Museum of the History of the Komsomol
Museum of the History of the Komsomol in Dnepropetrovsk is one of the central squares of the city - the October Square. It is the only such museum in the city that once was the center of the life of Soviet man these days - is history. History Museum in Dnepropetrovsk Komsomol named after Alexander Matrosov - the Hero of the Great Patriotic War.
History Museum. Matrosov in Dnepropetrovsk
Building a Museum of the History of the Komsomol began in 1965. Created efforts he was, indeed, the entire region. In the 1960s, in cities and regions have started to collect materials for the future museum. They built a museum, too, can say the whole world: Pioneers collected and disposed waste paper and scrap metal, and Komsomol organizations in the factories collected contributions of workers.
The grand opening of the museum took place in 1973, on the Day of Youth. Museum of the Komsomol was the first in the history of the Soviet Union in this museum.
Architecture Museum of the History of the Komsomol
The author of the project of the museum were made by architects S. and B. Gorbonosov Samodrygin. The composition of the building is represented by two shifted relative to each other plates, which represent a kind of stage to fame.
The museum is not by chance located on the reduced portion of the October Square, thanks to this state of the monumental building has not lost its significance, but did not come into competition with a major architectural gem Square - Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.
In Soviet times, the facade adorned the inscription - "Museum of Komsomol Glory" in our days, it was decided to remove it, he now bears the name of "Museum of the Komsomol Dnipropetrovsk."
Near the museum erected a monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union - Alexander Matrosov, as well as a monument to Komsomol Dnipropetrovsk.
How to get to the Museum of History of the Young Communist League in Dnepropetrovsk
It is a museum of history of the Komsomol in October Square in Dnipropetrovsk. You can get 1 tram from the European Square and the main railway station of Dnipropetrovsk. Stop - "Shevchenko Park."
Hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00. Saturday and Sunday are days off.
