Maloyaroslavets, Russia

Maloyaroslavets

Description of Maloyaroslavets

Maloyaroslavets is a city on the right bank of the river Luga (Oka basin), 61 km north-east of Kaluga. The administrative center of the Maloyaroslavetsky district of the Kaluga region. It was awarded a City of Military Glory. Maloyaroslavets homonymous municipality Maloyaroslavets city with the status of an urban settlement as the only settlement in its composition.

 

History

The fortified settlement of the Vyatichi was located on a high hill near the Luzha River as early as the 8th century, as evidenced by the remains of an ancient settlement near the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery. Although the first mention dates back to 1402, the city itself was founded already at the end of the 14th century by Prince Vladimir the Brave, the grandson of Ivan Kalita. Initially, the city was named Yaroslavets in honor of the fourth son of Vladimir the Brave. After joining the Moscow state in 1485, it was renamed Maly Yaroslavets to distinguish it from Yaroslavl on the Volga and retained this name even in Soviet times. Like many other ancient Russian cities, it was devastated during the Time of Troubles, but was rebuilt and developed again. In 1776, the city became the center of the Maloyaroslavetsky district of the Kaluga province. By the beginning of the 19th century, more than 1,600 inhabitants already lived in Maloyaroslavets, many of them were engaged in gardening and horticulture - for which the city gained a reputation as a “city of gardens”.

In October 1812, the army of Napoleon, who left the burnt and plundered Moscow, approached Maloyaroslavets, who wanted to break through to the Kaluga lands rich in reserves. The Russian army could not allow this, forcing the French to retreat along the already devastated Smolensk road and exterminating a huge army not so much by fighting as by a shortage of provisions. As a result, on October 24 (October 12, old style) one of the most important battles of the Patriotic War of 1812 took place - Maloyaroslavets. It lasted more than 18 hours, the warring parties lost 5,000 people killed on each side, the city changed hands several times, almost all the buildings and structures in it were destroyed or burned down. Despite the fact that the French army retained Maloyaroslavets by the end of the battle, it was surrounded on three sides by Russian troops. Napoleon, having soberly assessed the situation, was forced to begin a retreat along the devastated Smolensk road, which, in the end, led his army to fatal consequences. After the Battle of Maloyaroslavets, the strategic initiative in the Patriotic War of 1812 passed to the Russian troops. Now in the city everywhere you can see reminders of this battle and inscriptions with a quote from M.I. Kutuzova: “Maloyaroslavets is the limit of the attack, the beginning of the flight and death of the enemy!”

In October 1941, 20 km west of the city, on the Ilyinsky lines, the offensive of the German army on Moscow was delayed - the main blow of the enemy fell on the cadets of the Podolsk military schools. From October 18, 1941 to January 2, 1942, the city was under short-term occupation. In the post-war period, many residents began to leave for more industrialized cities, including neighboring Obninsk, which received city status in 1956. From the mid-1960s, Maloyaroslavets began to develop its own industry, but the status of the center of the local agglomeration was already firmly entrenched in the larger Obninsk.

At present, Maloyaroslavets is a small quiet town, where most of the sights are reminiscent of the famous battle of 1812. Pre-revolutionary buildings have been partially preserved, including the main architectural monument of the city - St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery. The military events that took place in Maloyaroslavets during the two Patriotic Wars served as a pretext for him to receive the honorary title "City of Military Glory" in 2012. In the last days of October, the historical reconstruction of the Maloyaroslavets battle takes place every year.

 

Orientation

Almost all the sights of Maloyaroslavets are concentrated along its main historical highway - the old Warsaw highway, which within the city is divided into four sections: Moskovskaya, Lenina, Kaluzhskaya and Podolsky cadets streets. The center of the city is Lenin Square (formerly Torgovaya), where the Monument of Glory of the War of 1812 is located, the main temples, the preserved buildings of government offices and the postal station of the 1840s.

Tourist information point, Pl. Lenina, 1. ☎ +7 (910) 541-22-38. A small kiosk where you can get tourist information about the city, book excursions, buy souvenirs. Works from time to time, without a clear schedule. Information about the sights of the region and current excursions can be found on the walls, and excursions can be ordered by phone.

 

Getting here

The city is conveniently located on the railway and highway Moscow - Kaluga, 20 km from the center of a rather large local agglomeration - Obninsk. The nearest civil airports are in Moscow (Vnukovo) or Kaluga.

By train
From the Kievsky railway station in Moscow, express trains run 6 times a day to Maloyaroslavets and Kaluga, which can take you to the city in 1 hour 40 minutes. Ordinary trains run twice as often (with air conditioning and Wi-Fi), but you will have to go with all the stops a little more than 2 hours. On the same express trains and trains, you can get to Maloyaroslavets from Kaluga (55 minutes - express train, 1 hour 10 minutes - ordinary train) or Obninsk (about 15 minutes). Long-distance trains in Maloyaroslavets, with very rare exceptions, do not stop.

Station Maloyaroslavets, st. Vokzalnaya, 6. The station operates around the clock with a break from 1 to 3 am. Inside there are ticket offices, a police station and a small waiting room, toilets on the street (in plastic booths).

By bus
Buses do not run from Moscow to Maloyaroslavets, but you can take passing buses from the metropolitan Novoyasenevskaya bus station to Roslavl with a stop on Kievskoye highway, a few kilometers from Maloyaroslavets. Also from Moscow from the bus stations Novoyasenevskaya and Salaryevo every half hour there are buses and minibuses to neighboring Obninsk.

Direct buses from Kaluga to Maloyaroslavets do not go, but you can get there with a change in Obninsk.

Bus 235 and minibus 609 run every hour from Obninsk to Maloyaroslavets - the journey takes 30 minutes.

Bus station, st. 17 Rifle Division, 2B/1 (opposite the railway station). ☎ +7 (48431) 2-31-44. Checkout window outside a small shopping center, where you can find a pizzeria, a communication salon, a pharmacy, goods for a summer residence, a jeweler and a pawnshop. There is no platform for boarding - the usual stop from which buses depart to the villages of the Maloyaroslavetsky district and the neighboring cities of Obninsk and Borovsk. You can buy a ticket for most buses from the driver.

By car
It is most convenient to get from Moscow along the Kyiv highway M3, the section to Maloyaroslavets is free, on the way from the Moscow Ring Road a little more than 100 km. Approximately the same distance will be obtained along the Kaluga highway through Troitsk. One of these routes should be chosen depending on the traffic congestion at any given moment.

 

Around city

Private and municipal minibuses run around the city, the fare (2022) is 22 rubles. Bank cards are not accepted on private minibuses. From the railway station and bus station to the central Lenin Square you can take minibuses 1,2,3,4,5 and 7 - stop at the Lenta store. In general, the city is quite compact: almost all attractions can be comfortably reached on foot.

 

Sights

Monastery and surroundings

St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery  Wikidata Element  , st. Kutuzova, 1. ☎ +7 (48431) 2-14-69. 7:00–18:00. The monastery arose at the end of the 16th century. on the site of St. Nicholas Church, built in the XIV century. princes Obolensky. It is located on the outskirts of the city on the high bank of the Puddle River on a hill, formerly called the Black Island, from which it got its name. During its history, it repeatedly fell into the war zone and was rebuilt. In October 1812, on the adjacent territory and in the monastery itself, the Maloyaroslavets battle with the troops of Napoleon took place, as a result of which the monastery was badly damaged. Until now, you can see traces of French shrapnel above the entrance, preserved by order of Emperor Alexander I. The modern appearance of the monastery was formed in the middle of the 19th century, St. Nicholas Cathedral was rebuilt in honor of the victory of 1812. Now it is a functioning convent. After entering the territory, on the right is a holy spring and a font, if you go down the stairs. Restoration and landscaping of the territory continues in the monastery.
Church of Michael the Archangel, st. Kutuzova, 3. The snow-white temple in the style of pre-Mongolian architecture was built in honor of the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 opposite the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery. The place was not chosen by chance - here, according to historians, in October 1812 Kutuzov's headquarters was located. It works periodically, most of the time the territory of the temple is closed.
The ancient settlement of Vyatichi (next to the monastery). The Vyatichi settlement was located on the site of modern Maloyaroslavets, according to archaeological data, in the VIII-XIII centuries. At present, the settlement is a large hill up to 30 meters high with a flat top between the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery and the bank of the Luzha River. Here you can find traces of an earthen rampart and ditches covered with grass. The hill offers excellent views of the monastery, the river valley and the surrounding villages. There are no identification marks and landscaping, and local residents arrange barbecue picnics here. b
Church of the Transfiguration, st. Proletarskaya, 73V. The wooden temple-chapel with a hipped roof was built in 2009 on the site of the Church of the Savior that burned down in 1812. Although architecturally the church does not differ much from other modern temples, it is definitely worth a visit because of the observation deck that is equipped next to it. From here you have a great view of the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery and the ancient settlement.

 

Central square

Monument of Glory of the Patriotic War of 1812, pl. Lenin. One of the six monuments on the sites of the most significant battles of the Patriotic War of 1812, other similar monuments were erected in the early 1840s in Borodino, Smolensk, Polotsk, Krasny and Kovno. Designed by architect Antonio Adamini, it was solemnly opened on October 29, 1844 at the Market Square. However, the pre-revolutionary monument was destroyed in the Soviet era, therefore, at present, the symbol of the glory of Russian weapons, revived in 2011, stands in the city on a historical site. The monument is a 22-meter octahedral pyramid, the top of which is crowned with a scaly onion dome with a gilded hexagonal cross.
Assumption Cathedral, st. Lenina, 20. 9:00–17:00. Built 1903-1912 on the site of the old stone Assumption Church of 1756, which was badly damaged during the battle with Napoleon. The new temple was erected in memory of the Battle of Maloyaroslavets in 1812. The facade is made in the Russian-Byzantine style. Side aisles - Preobrazhensky and John the Warrior.
Kazan temple  , st. Kaluga, 1. ☎ +7 (960) 518-17-12. 9:00–17:00. The stone church, consecrated in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, was built at the beginning of the 18th century. on the site of a dilapidated wooden St. George's Cathedral. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the cathedral was badly damaged and rebuilt. In 1855 - 1882 a three-tiered bell tower and a refectory were built.
Monument to the regimental priest (near the Kazan Church). A modern monument erected in 2014 at the Kazan Church and dedicated to Vasily Vasilkovsky, the first priest - holder of the Order of St. George, Hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, who distinguished himself during the Maloyaroslavets battle with Napoleon's army in 1812.
Monument to Vladimir the Brave-Donskoy. Monument to the founder of the city by the Belarusian sculptor Archimovich. Installed on Kaluzhskaya Street across the street from the Kazan Cathedral in 2002 in honor of the 600th anniversary of the city.
Stele "City of Military Glory". A traditional six-meter stele with a double-headed eagle in honor of the awarding of an honorary title to the city. Installed in December 2021. The space around the stele is being improved.
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist, st. Ivanovskaya. ☎ +7 (920) 615-40-40. 9:00–17:00. The five-domed temple in the Old Russian style with elements of classicism was built by local merchants in 1772. The building was significantly damaged during the Battle of Maloyaroslavets in 1812 and in Soviet times. In the early 2000s, the temple was restored, and now services are regularly held here.

 

Moskovskaya street

Monument to the Heroes of 1812 (Square of 1812). Pre-revolutionary monument, opened in the fall of 1912 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Maloyaroslavets on the site of a mass grave of Russian soldiers. Three field guns from the second half of the 19th century stand on a concrete pedestal. and a pyramid of cannonballs. A soldier in the uniform of the Polotsk Infantry Regiment lays a bronze wreath with the inscription "To the Heroes of 1812" to the foot of the bronze cross - the figure was made by the artist and sculptor of the Imperial Academy of Arts V. N. Russo.
Mound of Glory. The memorial complex, opened in 1975 on the mass grave of soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War. The central element of the complex is a five-meter mound with a monument "Grieving Mother" on a granite pedestal, at the foot of the mound an eternal flame burns. Near the mound there are modern monuments to the founder of the Airborne Forces V.F. Margelov and the prisoners of fascism, a little further away is an exhibition of Soviet military equipment. Also here you can find a bust of Savva Belyaev, who, according to legend, in 1812 destroyed the dam in front of the advancing troops of Napoleon. Across the road from the Mound of Glory is Zhukov Square with a monument to the Marshal of Victory and the heroes of the Soviet Union from the Maloyaroslavetsky district.

 

What to do

Museums

Military History Museum of 1812. ☎ +7 (48431) 2-27-11. It was opened in 1939 in memory of the events of the Battle of Maloyaroslavets in October 1812, first as a branch of the museum in Borodino, and then became independent. The expositions, located in three neighboring buildings along Moskovskaya Street, present authentic Russian and French weapons, equipment and uniforms, paintings and graphics by artists of the 19th-20th centuries.

The main building of the museum in 1812, st. Moskovskaya, 27. Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30. 80 rub. One-storey building, where the exposition “The Battle of Maly Yaroslavets. 1812". Here, in a spacious hall, weapons, uniforms of soldiers and officers of the Russian and French armies, battle paintings, busts of military leaders, information materials about the Tarutinsky camp and the Maloyaroslavets battle are presented.
The two-storey building of the Museum of 1812, st. Moskovskaya, 25. Tue–Sun 10:00–17:30. 150 rub. It is located in the mansion of 1903. On the ground floor there is a multimedia exposition "Children of Mars", dedicated to the influence of ancient military culture on heraldry, architecture, uniforms and armor, military art of European countries in the 18th-19th centuries. The second floor contains mini-expositions "County town of M. 1912" and "In memory of 1812" of local history and military nature.
Chapel-diorama of the Museum of 1812, st. Moskovskaya, 23 (near the square of 1812). Wed–Sun 10:00–17:30. 80 rub. In the building of the former chapel of 1860 there is a diorama "The Battle of Maloyaroslavets on October 12/24, 1812" by the artist E.I. Deshalyt. Here you can clearly see and feel the character of the famous battle against the backdrop of the burning walls of the St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Monastery.
Art Gallery of Sergei Bauer (People's Art Gallery), st. Gagarin, 24. Tue–Sun 11:00–16:00. For free. An art gallery opened in October 2017 by painter Sergei Bauer based on his private collection. Now the works of artists of Maloyaroslavets and other cities of the Kaluga region are exhibited here.
Museum and Exhibition Center. I.A. Soldatenkova, st. Rossiyskikh Gazovikov, 13. ☎ +7 (48431) 3-10-58. Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00. 70 rub. Personal collections of local artists I.A. Soldatenkova, O.B. Pavlova, V.D. Matveichev, as well as local history expositions with national costumes, photographs, documents. Various temporary thematic exhibitions are constantly held.
Museum "XX century or Back in the USSR", st. Grigory Sokolov, 66. ☎ +7 (910) 864-14-13. 11:00–18:00. For free. Located in a wooden house with a carved porch and a Russian stove. Inside, a bunch of things from the Soviet era are collected: appliances, interior items, utensils, paintings, toys, newspapers - you can touch everything, the collection is constantly updated. In the courtyard there is an exhibition of Soviet vehicles. The museum has a shooting gallery and a zoo corner, and a mini-cafe is open from Friday to Sunday.

 

Parks and squares

Square of 1812. In 1812, the bodies of soldiers who died in the Battle of Maloyaroslavets were buried in mass graves at this place. To the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812, monuments were erected on mass graves, the most outstanding was the Monument to the Heroes of 1812 with field guns of the second half of the 19th century. In the 1950s, a square with lindens was laid out here and a bust of M.I. Kutuzov. Now the square has become one of the favorite walking places for locals and tourists, where you can see historical monuments, visit the nearby buildings of the Military History Museum of 1812, or just sit on a bench in the shade of trees.
Park "Oaks". It is located on the site of the camp of the Russian army during the Battle of Maloyaroslavets, where oaks were planted and footpaths were laid at the end of the 19th century. Now the park has received the status of a natural monument, it is a pleasant place without much infrastructure, where it is pleasant to walk in the shade of an oak grove. It is better to do this during the day, as the place is quite remote from the center, and drunken picnickers and other strange people can meet.

 

Shopping

There are no large shopping centers in the city. Food can be bought at Magnit, Dixy, Lenta, Pyaterochka, and ATAK chain supermarkets scattered throughout the city.

Some special souvenirs are not sold in the city, and standard magnets can be found in museums and Rospechat kiosks.

1  Maloyaroslavets market, st. Auzina, 17/3. 8:00–17:00. A fairly large food and clothing market where you can buy meat, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, household goods, non-branded clothes and shoes. Better to come before lunch when there is more variety. Nearby there is a Pyaterochka store and a shawarma selling point.
2 Shop "Hot bread", st. Moskovskaya, 32. ☎ 8:00–17:00. Shop at a local bakery where you can buy fresh bread and pastries.

 

Eat

Cheap
1   Cafe "At the fireplace", st. 17th Rifle Division, 8. ☎ +7 (48431) 2-67-01. 10:00–20:00. Hot from 150 rub. A cozy cafe near the railway station with halls on two floors. It offers simple dishes of Russian cuisine at reasonable prices, dumplings, pizza, its own confectionery shop with pastries and cakes.
2 Cafe "Golden Vine", st. Karl Marx, 7B. ☎ +7 (960) 518-10-02. Mon–Sat 10:00–19:00. Hot from 200 rub. Cafe-coffee shop with delicious coffee and desserts, you can also order dishes of Russian and Italian cuisine here. There are business lunches.

Average cost
Cafe "1812"  , st. Proletarskaya, 3A. ☎ +7 (900) 575-31-21. 10:00–22:00. Hot from 300 rub. Located in the building of the hotel of the same name - you can either drink coffee with dessert or have a full lunch. Pleasant interior, polite staff, live music on Saturdays, banquets are often held.
3 "Kedr" restaurant, st. Kutuzova, 73B. ☎ +7 (48431) 2-16-20. 11:00–23:00. Hot from 300 rub. Restaurant of Caucasian cuisine with traditional barbecue and kebab. Polite staff and nice interior.

Expensive
4  Cafe-restaurant "Gusar ballad"  , st. Kaluga, 12. ☎ +7 (962) 095-00-04. 10:00–23:00. Hot from 400 rub. The most status institution of the city is similar to a restaurant in the very center of Maloyaroslavets. European and Russian cuisine, pizza, pastries. The interiors are decorated with paintings on the theme of the war of 1812. There is a summer terrace in the courtyard and a delivery service around the city.

 

Night life

1 Night club Kiss (former "Bastion"), pl. Lenina, 2. ☎ +7 (962) 097-77-70. Fri–Sat 22:00–6:00. The largest nightclub with a bar-restaurant in the heart of the city.
2 Nightclub Garage, st. Kirova, 25. ☎ +7 (967) 508-76-55. Fri–Sat 21:00–6:00. A nightclub near the station with a dress code where you can dance, drink and smoke hookah on weekends.

 

Hotels

There are few hotels in the city and there are no cheap options to stay, but 20 km. Obninsk is located, where the choice of hotels is better.

1 Hotel 1812, Proletarskaya st., 3A. ☎ +7 (900) 575-31-21. around the clock. From 2500 rub. per double standard. A small hotel conveniently located in the center next to the square of 1812 and the military history museum. Breakfast is included in the price in the café of the same name. The rooms are modern and good value for money.
2  Hotel "Maklino", st. 2nd Zarechnaya, 6/1. ☎ +7 (926) 406-49-19. around the clock. From 2480 rub. for a double standard. It is located in the Maklino microdistrict, 3 km from the center of Maloyaroslavets. The guest house offers studio apartments with modern furnishings. Breakfast is ordered separately. There is no cafe or restaurant.
3  Forest Hotel, st. Chistovicha, 24. ☎ +7 (48431) 5-41-94. around the clock. From 4000 rub. for a double standard. A modern hotel complex on the outskirts of the city: 3 km from the center, in a quiet place, but not far from the federal highway M-3. The hotel offers 35 rooms from standard to deluxe, all equipped with air conditioning. Breakfast is included in the price. The hotel has a restaurant, sauna, billiards.
4  Hotel-reserve "Forest"  , with. Weekly. ☎ +7 (910) 912-01-51. around the clock. From 9000 rub. for a double standard. Country hotel, located 30 km from the city in a protected area of 682 hectares. In total, the hotel has 89 rooms from standards to suites. The territory is divided into 7 residential buildings, an administrative building with a restaurant, a SPA center, a living corner, a beach, etc. Accommodation includes a visit to the SPA center with a large swimming pool and a small gym. From 11 am to 1 pm there you can visit the sauna and hammam for free, the rest of the time it costs 2100 per hour. Meals included in the price of the stay: food is served in the restaurant four times a day, buffet style with a varied menu. The hotel positions itself as an elite, the level of service is really good. Lesnoy often hosts weddings and corporate events.

 

Connection

All federal mobile operators work in Maloyaroslavets, the speed of mobile Internet in the city is 4G, but in the vicinity it can drop to EDGE. Almost all hotels and cafes have free Wi-Fi.

Post Office No. 249096, Pl. Marshal Zhukov, 5. ☎ +7 (800) 100-00-00. Mon–Fri 8:00–20:00, Sat 9:00–18:00. Central post office of the city.

 

Precautionary measures

A significant number of gypsies live in Maloyaroslavets - they settled here en masse, 101 kilometers from Moscow in the post-war period. Most gypsies have jobs and do not annoy others, but near the railway station and in the city center you can almost always meet women and children asking for financial help or offering to tell fortunes. Given the traditional gypsy practice of divorce for money, it is better to bypass them and politely refuse all their offers.

 

Neighborhood

1  Vorobyovo estate, Vorobyovo village. It was founded in 1897 by the famous St. Petersburg surgeon Sergei Petrovich Fedorov, the father of Russian urology. By 1904, he built here a two-story house with a turret and terraces, an outpatient clinic for peasants and a parish school. Since 1945, the recreational sanatorium "Vorobyovo" has been located on the territory of the former estate. The blue-and-white Art Nouveau house of the surgeon Fedorov with its twisted cast-iron staircase is very similar to the Morozov Dacha in neighboring Obninsk - both buildings are attributed to the famous architect Lev Kekushev. In 2006, a museum was opened here, but now it does not work, and the building is gradually decaying. Although Fedorov's house is located on the territory of the sanatorium, access to it is free. You can get there by car or on foot from the platform of the 140th km, where electric trains from Maloyaroslavets stop towards Kaluga.
2 Mansurovo Estate (Dubrovka), Dubrovka village, st. Pionerskaya, 2. The estate of the late XVIII-early XIX century in the style of mature classicism, its most famous owner was the son of the writer Leo Tolstoy - Ilya Tolstoy. In Soviet times, there was a boarding school for the Spanish communists, and now the buildings are in a semi-abandoned state. The main house, outbuildings, a fence and a park with a pond have survived to this day. All this requires restoration, which began, but was never completed. Since 2008, Mansurovo has become a branch of the Yasnaya Polyana Estate Museum and a scientific and cultural center is planned to be located here.
3  Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village of Nedelnoe , p. Weekly. 9:00–16:00. It was erected in stone form in 1804 in the center of the prosperous village of Nedelnoye on the former trade route from Moscow to Kaluga. The church has slender classical lines, characteristic of the Empire style, and a high monumental bell tower. After the closure of the temple in Soviet times, it was restored at the expense of Gazprom in 2001 and is now located on a landscaped area with a mini-park and a pond. Now the village of Nedelnoye is located away from important roads, but on the way to the popular Lesnoye country hotel. You can get here by your own car or taxi, or by regular bus along the Maloyaroslavets-Nedelnoye route.

Ilyinsky lines
The memorial complex in the village of Ilyinsky, where in October 1941, together with the Red Army, cadets of the Podolsk military schools held back the attack on Moscow. Here, on the territory of 2.7 hectares, there is a military history museum and memorial objects. In 2014, Ilyinskoye received the honorary title "Frontier of Military Valor", in honor of which a memorial stele was installed in the village near the bus stop. You can get from Maloyaroslavets by bus 101, or by buses in the direction of Medyn: stop "Ilyinskoye - Microdistrict of the 50th Anniversary of the USSR".

4  Museum "Ilyinsky Frontiers"x, p. Ilinskoe, st. Podolsky Cadets, 62A. ☎ +7 (48431) 3-74-49. Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00. 100 rub. The exposition is dedicated to the participants in the battles on the Ilyinsky lines: photographs, personal belongings, documents, remnants of weapons. Artillery pieces are installed near the museum and two pillboxes from 1941 have been preserved.
5  Monument to the feat of the Podolsky cadets, p. Ilinskoe. The memorial was erected in 1975 on the Mound of Glory in honor of the legendary Podolsk cadets who defended the road in front of Maloyaroslavets in October 1941. At the foot of the monument, the Eternal Flame burns.