The main purpose of museum is educational. It includes the following sections:

1.          Old Russian history - from the first Slavs until the beginning of XII century;
2.          Period of specific fragmentation (Mongol invasion, until Ivan III);
3.          Period of last Rurik (Time of Troubles, until 1613);
4.          Romanov Dynasty;
5.          First World War 1914-1918;
6.          Civil War of 1918-1923 and White Movement;
7.          History of Russian emigration;
8.          Second World War, 1939-1945;
9.          History of Russian Culture and Art abroad;
10.     Russian folk crafts - Palekh, Gzhel, Khokhloma, Jostovo, Kasli etc.

 

Area of the museum is about 360 sq.m. (67 x 58 = 3.886 sq.ft.). It’s controlled humidity and temperature. There are two rooms for storage and research work with archival documents ​​about 33 sq.m. (350 sq.ft.) each, as well as room for storing paintings.