Museum Church of Decembrists (Chita)

The Decembrists Museum is a department of the Trans-Baikal Regional Museum named after A.K. Kuznetsov.

It was opened in 1985 in a wooden building of the former Old Chita Michael-Arkhangelsk Church. More than 870 items are exhibited here. There are various expositions: “Prererequisites for the creation of secret societies”, “Insurrection in St. Petersburg”, “Insurrection of the Chernihiv regiment”, “Investigation, court, sentence”, “The Way to Siberia”, “Decembrists at hard labor”, “Decembrists at a settlement in the Trans-Baikal region”, “Wives of the Decembrists in Siberia”, “Decembrists after Amnesty”, “History of the Decembrists Church”. The museum presents books belonging to the Decembrists, lifetime editions of their works, genuine relics (watches by N.N. Bestuzhev, a box by M.N. Volkonskaya, a table by M.A. Bestuzhev), household items and hard labor, works of fine art (originals and copies from the works of N.N. Bestuzhev, I.E. Repin, etc.).

The museum holds Decembrist evenings, publishes catalogs, booklets.