History Museums

As museums house things created in the past, nearly every museum can be said to be a “history museum.” This category here thus contains information on museums that cannot be more specifically categorized with other terms used on this site (such as museum reserves, ethnography museums, military museums, etc.) or which have significant displays devoted to political history.

Iskhak Razzakov: The Popular Kyrgyz Hero and His House Museum

The Memorial House of Iskhak Razzakov opened on December 20, 2005. The house served as the home for the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) throughout the span of the Soviet Union. Iskhak Razzakov lived in the home with his two children and wife during his tenure as First Secretary from 1950-1961. […]

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