Collectible silver coin Series:Russia is my homeland Name: The Krasnoyarsk Regional museum Origin: Hong Kong Issuer: Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Made by: Mega Power Hong Kong Group Limited Designer: Iren Ter Sarkisya Weight 23 grams Standard 999 Diameter 45 mm Face value: 50 cents Mintage: 400 pcs Date: 2013 Obverse The Krasnoyarsk Regional Studies museum is one the oldest museums in Siberia and one of the largest in Russia. It serves as methodological center for all museums of the region and an educational center. The museum is the member of the RMU (the Russian Museums Union) since 2002; it was presented in ICOM of Russia. Attendance - about 360 000 year. A present museum building, constructed in modern style that looks like a temple of Ancient Egypt was by design of a know local architect Leonid Chernyshev. The construction began in 1913. The construction was unfinished because of the beginning of the WWI. The repair began in 1927 and the construction was finished not earlier than in 1929 Since 1930 all the displays and holdings are kept in this building. Reverse “St. Nikolai” ship -a river passenger-cargo carrier was built in 1886 in Tyumen.That times it was the fastest ship in Enisey. It ran between Eniseysk, Krasnoyarks and Minusinsk.On July 1, 1891 a cesarevitch Nikolay (future Russian Emperor Nikolay II) arrived in Krasnoyarks from Berezovskoye village on board of this ship. On April 30, 1897 Vladimir Lenin accompanied by V Starkov and G. Krzhizhanovsky, were on board of this ship on their way to exile, they made a way from Krasnoyarsk to Novoselovo. Now it is used as a museum.

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