Memorable dates of Russia: “Durova 2012” exhibition devoted to the 200th anniversary of Russian victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 opened in Udmurtia

As a part of the Year of Russian history, celebration of the 1150th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood and the 200th anniversary of the victory of Russia in the war of 1812 and the Year of Udmurtia Armory Fame, the Museum of History and Culture of the Middle Kama (Sarapul, Udmurtia) opens the exhibition "Durova 2012", devoted to Nadezhda A. Durova - the first Russian woman- officer, known as a "cavalry girl."

N. A. Durova also had a brilliant literary talent. She is the author of the famous "Memoirs of a cavalry girl," admired by Pushkin.

The era of N. A. Durova is revealed through the things of the time, among which the George Cross and weapons, and the original "Notes of a cavalry girl" edited in 1836, and more.