Suvorov Memorial Museum (Russian: Музей Суворова) in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia is a military museum dedicated to the memory of Generalissimo
Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy ...
(1729–1800). It was founded in 1900 to commemorate the century of Suvorov's death. In 1904, the museum moved into the present building, purpose-built to a design by
Alexander von Hohen
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in a
Russian Revival
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style.
The museum's collections were acquired through purchase and private donations. The Communist authorities had the museum closed down in 1919 and the collections were dispersed to other museums. In the 1930s, the building housed the AeroMuseum. During the
Siege of Leningrad
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, it was damaged by a bomb.
During
World War II
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the respect of Suvorov was
restored in the Soviet military. As a consequence, the museum building was renovated in 1950 and resumed its activity the following year.
See also
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Suvorov Museum, Timanivka
Suvorov Museum is a historical and military museum in Timanivka, Tulchyn, Vinnitsya, Ukraine, dedicated to the memory of Russian Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800), who stayed and trained his troops in that area in 1796–1797.
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Timanivka,
Tulchyn
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,
Vinnitsya
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It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. Ad ...
,
Ukraine
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Suvorov Museum, Ochakiv
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy ...
,
Ochakiv
Ochakiv, also known as Ochakov ( uk, Оча́ків, ; russian: Очаков; crh, Özü; ro, Oceacov and ''Vozia'', and Alektor ( in Greek), is a small city in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast (region) of southern Ukraine. It hosts the adminis ...
, Ukraine
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Suvorov Museum and Reserve, in
Konchanskoye-Suvorovckoye,
Russia
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Suworow Museum, Linthal,
Linthal, Switzerland
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Suvorov Museum, Izmail
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy ...
,
Izmail
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, Ukraine
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Suvorov Military History Museum, Kobrin
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy ...
,
Kobrin
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,
Belarus
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List of museums in Saint Petersburg
This is a list of museums in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Biographical museums
Writers
Anna Akhmatova museums
*Anna Akhmatova Literary and Memorial Museum (Fountain House)
* Anna Akhmatova. The Silver Age (in Avtovo)
Alexander Pushkin museu ...
Further reading
* ''Музей А. В. Суворова: Путеводитель.'' Л., 1954;
* Охотников И. В. ''Музей А. В. Суворова.'' Л., 1969;
* Меерович Г. И. ''Музей А. В. Суворова: Историко-краеведческий очерк.'' Л., 1981.
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