Finding a place for interesting leisure in Moscow and the Moscow Region is very easy. There are all kinds of museums, theaters, manicured parks and magnificent estates, the famous Red Square, Moscow Zoo and many other famous places.
Some of them have been familiar to citizens and guests of the capital for many years, and some have appeared recently. For example, the Patriot military-patriotic park (Kubinka), located in the Moscow Region, has been operating for only two years. But at the same time, he already managed to fall in love with his many visitors.
When the Patriot Park opened
The formation of love and respect for their country, the creation of the necessary conditions for attracting young people to serve in the Armed Forces of Russia, the education of citizenship in people - all these are the main tasks of the Patriot Park in Kubinka. The plan for its creation was born in the head of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. It was thanks to him that in the summer of 2014, in honor of the beginning of the construction of the park, a special stone was laid to perpetuate this event.
This huge Patriot, with an area of 5.5 hectares, received its first visitors in the summer of 2015, namely on June 16. And since then it has been a fairly popular destination for guests of different ages.
How to get to the Patriot Park
The Patriot Park "Patriot" is located in Kubinka, on the 55th kilometer of the Minsk highway. It’s easy to get here by car: you just have to follow the M-1 highway from Moscow to the desired sign.
You can also get here by train or train departing from the Belorussky railway station. You need to exit at the Kubinka-1 or Golitsyno stop and transfer to the minibus with the special logo of the Tank Museum.
Park Schedule
Patriot Park in Kubinka is open almost daily. There is only one day off - Monday. The rest of the time, this place is happy to receive all its guests from 10 am to 6 pm.
What to see in the "Patriot"
The Patriot Park in Kubinka is a military-patriotic park of culture and recreation. Here, each visitor has the opportunity to see with their own eyes the weapons of various types of troops and their various equipment. The entire territory of the park is divided into special zones, each of which is interesting in its own way.
All available expositions and entertainments can be seen below on a schematic plan of the Patriot park (Kubinka).
The greatest interest among visitors is undoubtedly the site number 1 and number 2. What is so special about them? On the open part of the first site, a variety of samples of domestic armored, aviation, special and armored vehicles are presented, which were created both during the USSR and in recent decades. There are also indoor pavilions in which very interesting expositions are located. On them you can see retro cars, military and military equipment with all traces of military glory, special historical expositions and even a large collection of spacecraft.
Site number 2 is a huge tank museum, covering an area of more than 12 hectares. Here is a collection that includes 350 pieces of equipment from 14 different countries. In this part of the park it is very interesting to go on a guided tour and find out numerous details about each exhibit.
The Partisan Village complex gives each guest an idea of how the real partisan villages of the Great Patriotic War were arranged. There are sleeping and staff dugouts, ammunition and weapons depots, a bathhouse and other facilities. All of them are recreated based on the memoirs of participants and surviving photographs of those years.
The exposition "Motomir" will present to the eyes of the guests a collection of rare samples of motor vehicles. It is worth noting that each of them is in excellent working condition.
Interesting specialized places
There is a huge shooting range in the park - a multifunctional fire center with open galleries, each of which is equipped with spectator seats, pyramids for weapons, and roomy racks. Various practical shooting competitions are organized here. There is also a military shooting range, which is used to train military personnel and soldiers of various special units.
The Patriot Park (Kubinka) has also created a center for military tactical games, in which employees of the Russian Armed Forces can practice various elements of combat training. Also, various competitions and sporting events can be organized on the territory of this training complex.
How much money to make for visitors
For visiting the expositions of the Patriot Park (Kubinka) each guest will have to pay. However, this pleasure is quite affordable, so you should not be afraid of high prices in advance.
Depending on what parts of the complex tourists are planning to visit, the ticket price varies. The cheapest will cost 200 rubles. Such a ticket will allow visiting only the Partizan Village complex or the Motomir exhibition and the military-technical center. For 300 rub. You can visit the site number 1 of the complex, and for 400 rubles. - only the second. But paying only 500 rubles. per person, you can immediately visit the first platform and see the "Partisan Village", and "Motomir", and the military-technical center.
At the same time, children whose age has not yet reached 6 years old, can visit the Patriot Park (Kubinka) absolutely free of charge. And for privileged categories of citizens and children aged 6 to 17 years, any ticket will cost 2 times cheaper.
It is worth noting that separately you will not have to pay for photos and video, as they are already included in the tickets. But you can’t get it in advance - they all work only on the day of purchase.
Various events on site
Patriot Park in Kubinka is not just a huge exhibition that anyone can come to. It is also a whole kaleidoscope of various interesting events, some of which are directly related to combat aspects.
For example, there is a special zone of military-historical reconstruction, on which thematic reconstructions of various battles are carried out several times a year. In addition to people, a large number of units of aviation, armored vehicles, cavalry and artillery participate in them. Such events are always interesting to the audience, as they recreate in great detail the great battles of the Russian people.
In addition to permanent exhibits in the territory of the Patriot Park, specialized exhibitions periodically open, one way or another related to wars or military affairs. All sorts of sporting events and celebrations dedicated to public holidays of the Russian Federation are also organized at numerous park sites.
Within the walls of the congress and exhibition center located here, important conferences, various meetings and exhibitions of various modern and promising military models are held.
Every citizen of Moscow and the region must be at least once in the Patriot park. After all, in addition to a simple inspection of various equipment, here everyone can feel the power of our state and once again recall how our ancestors defended us during the difficult war years.