Background The Russian Urals has a long history of manufacturing as the region's natural resources made it conducive to industrial activity. During
World War II, the region underwent a massive change as its industries were geared towards producing war materials. In addition, the relative remoteness of the Ural mountains provided safety from the German invasion of the Soviet Union; as such, factories and their workers were evacuated from Western Russian and relocated to the Urals, leaving a further martial legacy in the region.
Military Museum The military museum opened in 2005 in preparation for the 60th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II (referred to as the Great Patriotic War in Russia). The predominantly open-air museum displays a range of Soviet and Russian equipment dating from the 1920s into the 1990s. Equipment on display includes tanks, various types of towed and self-propelled artillery pieces, trucks, motorcycles, and other assorted military vehicles. In addition to ground vehicles, the museum has a collection of aircraft. The museum's collection also includes some American equipment (including
Sherman and
Stuart tanks) sent to the Soviet Union as part of
Lend-Lease. == References ==