Museums of Russia: The National Association Military History Museums is being created

From 15th to 19th of May, 2013, the IV International Scientific and Practical Conference "War and Weapons. New Research and Materials" takes place at the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (St. Petersburg).

A wide range of in one way or another related to museology researchers and scholars are attending the conference, among them the historians, gun experts, archivists, museum experts, archaeologists, restorers, and many other specialists. Summing up the results of work that was done over the years, they have gathered to share new discoveries and researches of military science and the weapons history, to discuss the problems of restoration and preservation of historical sites. The Conference brings together the researchers from different regions of Russia, as well as foreign experts from Ukraine, Belarus, Sweden and Poland.

The first All-Russian Association of the Military History Museums foundation is decided upon the conference.

This year, with an active participation of the President of Russia, was re-established the Military Historical Society, that is completely natural, as the interest in military history museums in the country has been steadily growing. Moreover, that next year will mark by celebration the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Blockade of Leningrad, and in two years we will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

A work on the organizational support of the Association has already begun - the working group is built of well-known historians, weapons experts, archivists, museum workers, archaeologists, and restorers. It is already known that the offer to join the new association will be made not only to specialized institutions, but also to the largest museums in the country, preserving in their collections the items related to the military history of the homeland.