Science Museums

Much of the former communist space has a long and proud history of scientific achievement. The communists in particular held science to be one of the most important aspects of social development and identity. This has not greatly changed even in the post-communist era. Thus, museums to science, industry, and technology were commonly founded across the former communist space and remain generally popular and supported today.

May 2, 2019

Grand Maket in St. Petersburg: A Miniature Tour of Russia

After two months in Russia where have I been? Only in St. Petersburg, but what have I seen? The entire country. How is this possible? Well, I took a tour of the Grand Maket Rossiya. The word “maket” in Russian can be translated as “layout” or “model,” and the Grand Maket is the world’s second […]

Science Museums

Grand Maket in St. Petersburg: A Miniature Tour of Russia

Russian Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg

Kunstkamera in St. Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Soviet Arcade Games

VDNKh – The Moscow Mockup and Smart City

National Chernobyl Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

Ararat Brandy Factory in Yerevan, Armenia: Travel for PCON

Hermitage Restoration and Storage Centre

Kunstkamera: “Medical Art”