Museum of the Molog region

The unique museum in Rybinsk is the museum of the Molog region. The only museum of its kind is dedicated to the city of Mologa.

What is the uniqueness of the museum?

The city of Molog does not exist on the map, it is hidden in the depths of the Rybinsk reservoir! The memory of this city and created a museum. Mologa is a flooded city. The city itself was first mentioned in chronicles since 1149. In the XX century, the population of Mologa was 5 thousand people.

How is it that such a beautiful city is flooded?

It’s simple: in Soviet times, they decided to block the Volga with a hydroelectric dam. Places are flat – a great man-made sea will be. The ancient Russian city and about 700 villages were flooded.

People had to change their place of residence. Some decided to be drowned along with their possessions: chained themselves with chains, tied to their homes. The people left, but the memory remained.

Through the efforts of the people, the Museum of Mologa was opened in 1995. It is located in the former chapel of the Afanasievsky convent. Now the museum has a state status and is a branch of the Rybinsk Museum-Reserve.

The museum itself is small, but contains a large number of exhibits. Here you will find a memory room, documents, photos and much that survived from the city.