Museum of Vasily Chapayev in Cheboksary, Soviet military museum in Cheboksary, Russia
The Museum of Vasily Chapayev in Cheboksary is a branch of the Chuvash National Museum, built in 1974 to a design by architect M. Suslov. Its main building takes the form of an unfurled banner, with a copper sculptural group "Chapayev's Cavalry" on the front and a wall that passes into a horizontal stele bearing five bas-reliefs: Furmanov, Frunze, Tukhachevsky, Kuibyshev and Kutyakov.
The museum was founded in 1974 to honor a Russian Civil War commander who had previously earned three Crosses of St. George in World War I. A restored wooden house where he once lived, dating from the late 1800s, stands next to the main building.
The museum honors a Civil War commander who became a folk hero in the region, celebrated in songs and films. Inside, colored crystal stained glass windows show scenes from the history of the Red Army.
The entrance is on Prospekt Lenina, and it is worth checking opening hours in advance since the museum may close on public holidays. The wooden house next door is part of the site and can be visited separately.
The wooden house beside the museum was moved here in 1986 from Chapayev's birthplace; its interior recreates a late 19th-century Russian peasant hut with authentic household items from relatives in Budayka and Gremyachevo.
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