In Leninsky District, the War Memorial Museum is located right next to a military memorial cemetery. Yubileiny Park offers a different focus: it is dedicated to the 950th anniversary of Yaroslavl and features a special exhibition for the entertainment of adults and children. The district thus brings historical remembrance and an anniversary park together as distinct themes.
War Memorial Museum
The War Memorial Museum was founded in 1981 at the initiative of veterans of Yaroslavl’s 234th Communist Rifle Division. It is a branch of the Yaroslavl Museum Reserve. Its address is 44A Uglichskaya Street in Yaroslavl; in Leninsky District, the building is next to the military memorial cemetery. The founding year and the veterans’ initiative place the museum’s origins in context, while its status as a branch describes its institutional affiliation. You can therefore understand the museum both through its history and its connection to the Museum Reserve.
The exhibition “Nelzya zabyt: Yaroslavl i yaroslavtsy v gody Vtoroy mirovoy voyny” (“Never Forget: Yaroslavl and Its People During the Second World War”) is currently on display at the museum. The exhibition comprises more than 500 objects. Modern multimedia equipment complements it with documentary archival film and photographic material. Also on display are original Soviet and German firearms and edged weapons, as well as mines, grenades and artillery shells. The exhibition thus combines physical objects with documentary media. Depending on your interests, you can focus on the original objects or the accompanying archival material. As the exhibition’s status may change, check before your visit whether it is still on display.
Memorial Cemetery and Monument
The military memorial cemetery is located in Leninsky District. The star-shaped monument “Vechnaya Pamyat” (“Eternal Remembrance”) stands in the central area. It commemorates all the defenders of the Fatherland buried in Yaroslavl. Its shape, location and dedication make the monument’s significance clear: its star shape and central position describe its form and location, while its dedication identifies those being honored. While the museum exhibition brings together objects and documentary material, remembrance at the cemetery is focused on a single monument.
Yubileiny Park
Yubileiny Park is also located in Leninsky District. It is dedicated to the 950th anniversary of Yaroslavl and features a special exhibition for the entertainment of adults and children. The anniversary dedication connects the park to a specific occasion in the city’s history, while the exhibition adds an entertainment focus. This gives Yubileiny a different theme from the museum and the memorial cemetery.
When choosing what interests you, the difference lies in the type of experience: the museum focuses on historical objects and archival material, the cemetery on a monument with a clear dedication, and Yubileiny on the city’s anniversary and an exhibition for entertainment. This lets you choose a focus based on the theme that interests you most as you explore the district.
Discover more destinations: Uglich, Bolsheselskiy rayon, Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy, Yaroslavl', Gavrilov-Yamskiy rayon, Tutaevskiy rayon, Myshkinsky District, Rostov.
For the broader travel overview: Yaroslavl Oblast.
