Museum of the history of the Cossacks Photo: Museum of the history of the Cossacks

Museum of the history of the Cossacks in Stavropol on Vokzalnaya street, 24A – one of the cultural centers of the city. Opened in 2000 on the initiative of heads of the Terek Cossack army, the Museum is a branch of the state history Museum in Stavropol.

A unique collection of daggers and checkers nineteenth century, samples of premium and firearms, medals and various attributes of Cossack service in the Convoy of the Russian Emperor acquaint visitors with all the features and a variety of military training of the Cossacks, their service and the system of education. Shows the form of the Terek and the don Cossacks will introduce visitors to the Museum with the main features of tailoring.

The jewel of the Museum was placed in the heart of the exhibition diorama of the Stavropol Cossack village of the end of XVIII century Is a real Cossack village, where fully restored traditional features of its plan. Here you can also see how it looked Orthodox Church of the Cossacks. Camping folding icons, icons, icons, ancient editions of the Bible and the book of hours, give a complete picture of the spiritual world of the Cossacks – the defenders of the Fatherland.

In a stylized guest-chamber, visitors can see the interior of the Cossack housing those times, various household items used by the Cossacks in everyday life. Unfortunately, at the time of dispossession of the local population a lot of unique items was simply lost, but still the Museum's collection is constantly updated with new exhibits, preserved among the locals.

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