Museum of Russian Vodka

Museum of Russian Vodka Museum of Russian Vodka
– one of the most unusual museums in our city. Here you will learn many interesting facts about the national drink of history, which previously did not know when and where invented vodka, as well as from which it drank, than you need a snack, from which it is vodka, and when the first monopoly on its production was introduced. The museum is located in the historical center of St. Petersburg near St. Isaac’s Square, in the building where before the revolution were “barracks of the Life Guards regiment of His Imperial Majesty.” The museum presents an exhibition which tells in detail about the historical facts of the chronicle of events and the creation of Russian alcoholic beverage. Songs Wax will help you to plunge into the unique atmosphere of the XV century, when the monks Chudova Monastery in the Moscow Kremlin were able to get a first grain alcohol. The exhibition features engravings, portraits of the Grand Dukes, kings, emperors and other important historic figures. The bulk of the collection consists of vintage tanks, vessels, kitchen utensils. The special pride of the museum are bottles that belonged to famous Russian factories Kings distillery production of the XIX century. Russian masters of glass and porcelain descendants left numerous examples of his unfading creativity, once again proving that the feast – is not just a drink, and a beautiful ritual, the roots of which go back centuries of Russian history. After touring the exhibition, each guest can look in a small bright room, decorated in the style of rumochnaia beginning of XX century. There, leaning on the high table, you can taste several varieties of vodka with traditional Russian snacks.

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