On the weekend of March 14-15, the Victory Museum hosted an interactive exhibition dedicated to the storming of Vyborg in March 1940. Actors dressed as soldiers of both armies – Red and Finnish – told about the events of the Soviet-Finnish war and also showed anecdotes of that era. All guests of the museum located on Poklonnaya Hill can view the exhibition for free.
The exhibition includes dozens of rare pieces, as well as recreated exhibits from the private collection of the Art Sarai Museum and the personal collections of members of the military-historical club “Stremilovsky Frontier”. These are the uniforms of Red Army soldiers, equipment supplied to the Finns from Sweden and Great Britain, small arms and bladed weapons, military household items. Guests of the Victory Museum learned about what a Soviet soldier carried in his duffel bag, how first aid was provided to soldiers, and what weapons were used in the battles of that time. In addition, visitors had a unique opportunity to hold in their hands objects from the middle of the 20th century and try on the uniform of fighters – helmets, raincoats, etc. The reenactors talked about the heroes of the battles, the course of the Soviet-Finnish war, and the storming of Vyborg.
— The active use of small assault groups played an important role in the success of the attack. These tactics were used for the first time in Soviet military practice. The Victory Museum noted that the small but well-equipped units were specially trained to fight in urban environments and fortifications.
The interactive exhibition was very popular among visitors, especially among young guests of the museum on Poklonnaya Hill. Over the course of two days, hundreds of Muscovites and guests of the capital got to know her.