Museum-diorama Kursk Battle Belgorod direction

For those who are interested in history, it will be interesting to visit the diorama “Kursk battle”. Belgorod direction, located in a picturesque corner of Belgorod - in the Victory Park on the shore of Veselitsa, and dedicated to the historical victory of Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk. At the heart of the plan of the diorama is the reproduction of the greatest in the history of the counter tank battle near Prokhorovka on July 12, 1943, the victory in which became a turning point in the defense of the southern section of the Kursk ledge.

Diorama was opened on August 4, 1987. It is one of the largest dioramas in the country. The whole-fabric canvas depicting a tank battle has a very impressive size: its length is 67 meters, height is 15 meters, the total area is 1005 square meters. Between the picture and the observation deck is a subject plan (more than 500 sq.m.), representing a relief layout of the terrain. The picture and layout reproduce the main combat episodes of the battle events, help to visually feel the situation of the battle.

The picture was created by a creative group of battle artists of the Grekov Studio: folk artists of the Russian Federation N. But, G. Sevostyanov, V. Shcherbakov.

To view the diorama, you first need to enter a building that is a huge white wing or sail. In the rear of the building there is an engineering service body, and from the front and side parts you can inspect the canvas. It is best to view the diorama from different points, so a more complete impression of the grand event is created.

In the museum building there is a memorial exposition, which presents things, documents, photographs illustrating the course of the Battle of Kursk. Before the entrance to the museum, the IS-3 tank, the ISU-152 self-propelled gun, three mortars and a gun are installed, which enhances the impression of visiting the museum.