Visit to Kubinka Tank Museum

[Mark Russell]

My visit to Kubinka in June 2011. I only gained entry because I was with our Russian agent and I had to apply for permission to visit from the Russian embassy in Moscow 3 months prior to my visit as foreign nationals back then were not usually allowed in. I had to give details and copies of my parents and their parents passports and birth certificates. Not sure if it’s little easier to get in their now? I will never forget as I was quizzed by a Russian general who thought I was under cover British army. Once he realised that I wasn’t then he gave me a 6 hour personalised tour which included “special” sheds around the back which are not open to visitors, but I wasn’t allowed to take any pictures. They contained every conceivable prototype of every Russian Tank ever thought of and/or made, it was amazing...

[Mark Russell]

A few more pictures...

[simon_manning]

Great photo's, it look's a very interesting place to visit, with a collection of that size and rare vehicles you'd think they would do a" Bovington "and see the commercial aspect, more visitors, more revenue, i am sure more overseas tank nut's would love to go, regards simon manning.

[Kevin Hunter]

As always I stand to be corrected but, according to the mighty wikipedia, Kubinka has been open to the public since 2017. Marks visit was back in 2011.

Entrance seems to be less straightforward than Bovvy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubinka_Tank_Museum

They have a website: http://tankmuseum.ru/

Great photos Mark, thankyou. Some very interesting stuff there.
Kevin

[Michael Cecil]

It is an extraordinary collection.

There were no walkway barriers and very few outside exhibits when I visited in 1991.It was the depths of winter, and my glove froze to the hull of Maus when I touched it (which was against the far wall just beyond the Carl Gerat 60cm mortar).

I think we were the second western group ever to be allowed to visit, the first being David Fletcher et al from the Tank Museum.

Mike

[Robert Reid]

What an amazing museum and experience!

Thanks for sharing the photos. Too bad it's so challenging to visit. Because it's an amazing resource for modelers and military historians alike!

Cheers,

RPR