Bibliograph

Monino Museum, Moscow, Ken Duffey

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Label

Monino Museum, Moscow, Ken Duffey

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Monino Museum

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ken Duffey

Sub title

Moscow

Summary

One of the premier collections of Soviet and Russian aircraft, the Monino museum opened in 1960 and covers an area of about 20 hectares. It has on display more than 173 aircraft and 127 aero engines, with 44 of its exhibits having been declared as monuments of science and technology. The Monino museum charts the history of Soviet and Russian aviation from the earliest pre-revolutionary days until the present time, with exhibits in the form of models, artefacts, posters, aero engines, weapons, etc., as well as airframes, ejection seats, rockets covering the later period. This book describes and illustrates all the exhibits on display in this amazing museum. It serves as a guide for those visiting Monino, and a mouth-watering taste for those unable to get there in person!

Target audience

adult

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