Photos of the Poltava Battle Museum.

The Poltava Battle Museum was officially opened on June 26th 1909. After the Revolution of 1917, the Poltava Battle Museum, as so many other historical sights, was left unattended. As a result, thieves broke into the museum several times and stole items from the exhibits. To prevent further looting, in 1921 all of the remaining exhibits were transferred to the city’s Regional Museum and the Poltava Battle Museum was closed. After World War II the Council of Ministers of the USSR resolved to resurrect the Poltava Battle Museum. In 1950 the museum was reopened in a late 19th century building that had been used as a hospital for disabled veterans of Russian-Turkish war. In 2009 museum's exposition was renewed thoroughly. Many nice photos taken in the museum recntly are available at the virtual album at

http://www.tourism.poltava.ua/eng/museums/The_Museum_of_Poltava_Battle_history/