Along the Bloody Way of World History and Russian Military Glory, 8 days

Itinerary

1 day Arrival in Moscow.
Meet. Transfer. Check-in. Hotel.
Free time in the city.
Optional. Guided bus/car excursion in the city (2-3h) (extra charge)

2 day In Moscow.
Breakfast.
Visit Museum of the battle for Moscow 1941
Visit Museum of the Soviet Army.
In the museums our comment to the exposition, different from
traditional Soviet. On the transfers through the city visits to memorials of the war. Also Moscow sightseeing.
Optional. P.m. Visit Red Square and Kremlin (territory and Cathedrals + Armoury Museum)
Over/night in Moscow. Hotel. (B)

3 day In Moscow
Breakfast.
Visit Museum of the Great Patriotic War (very briefly).
In the museum mainly observe of Russian and German War II weapons.
Visit Museum of the Borodino battle 1812 with Napoleon. It has exclusive art inside.
Over/Night in Moscow. Hotel. (B)
Notes. These two days in Moscow can be reorganised according to the
interests of the clients. Some traditional Moscow tourism can be
introduced instead if one or two military museums.

4 day A one day round trip out of Moscow
Breakfast
We move along the road to Minsk(highway to the Western border).
Visit the great ‘Museum of tanks’ in Kubinka.
Visit Mojaysk - ancient fortress on the western road.
Visit The Borodino battle field of 1812 and 1941.
Real fortifications of the battle with Napoleon in 1812 and concrete
shooting points of a week fighting in 1941.
Return to Moscow.
Over/Night in Moscow. Hotel. (BL)

5 day Drive to Tver.
Breakafst and check- out.
We are driving to Tver. Whole day tour along Volokolamsk highway road.
Visit of “Museum of the 27 concentration camp” for Germans and their allies.
Private things of Von Pauluse.
Visit village Nefedievo country side where Soviet Army’s tankman Lieutenant Mr. Paul Gudz in one battle set on one alone tank was attacked 18 German ones.
Shot 10 of them. The rest ones were retreated. During the Battle of Moscow 1941 it was the most dangerous place and strategic poit (possibility of the direct attack of the centre of Moscow) in the defense of Moscow.
Observe the " stop point" of German troops on the highway. They did not move
further to Moscow. Military technique even American tank ‘Sherman’ which participated, Germany tank “Tiger” etc.
Visit Village Skirmanovo. In October - November of 1941 Russians counter offensive
The history of the best tank commander – Mr. Michael Katukov.
Village Denkovo. The grave of Mr. Dmitriy Lavrinenko( the tankman. He is “world
Champion” due in October - November 1941 participated in 28 fighting he was 3 times was fired but 52 German tanks shot).
Visit local Russian country cemetery. The grave of a local simple Russian woman (she was partisan (guerillas). Here body is put on the village cemetery.
Memorial to Suppers. 11 solders(field engineers) with rifles fought against 20 German tanks.
Visit Town of Volokolamsk (founded in 1135). Different war and ancient times
memorials.
Retreat times - Panfilov division. Offensive – 20th Soviet Army (General Mr. A. Vlasov) and 64 brigade of Pacific-Ocean mariners.
Village Yaropolets . Real battle positions on the bank of Lama River (concrete shooting points). Here cadets of the Moscow infantry school during of two weeks stopped Germans. They started as 1500 people and survived 400.
Old Palaces and fantastic Church had come from Russian History
Village Mikulino. Ancient ground Fortress with unique Church (XIV century).
Holy Orthodox water spring.
Continue drive to Tver (Kalinin) city. Over/night in Tver. Hotel (BLD)

6 day In Tver and surrounding
Breaksft. Visit
Museum of Kalinin front in Tver.
The NKVD (KGB) building (formed its office) in Tver where polish captives were killed in spring 1940. If we are lucky we penetrate in the basement where it happened. Now it is Tver’s State Medical university .
Visit Village Mednoye. Polish military cemetery ( 6300 named graves). Close to
it about 50000 unnamed Russian victims of Bolsheviks.
Visit Town Torjok. Ancient fortress. Wooden architecture(XVII - XVIII century).
Mednoye and Torjok are on the highway from Tver to St. Petersburg.
Over/night in Tver. Hotel. (BLD)

7 day . In Tver and drive back to Moscow
Breakfast. Check-out.
In the morning we start move to Moscow along St. Petersburg highway.
Visit, en-route:
Village Gorodniy. Ancient Church(XV century). Memorial to the village
citizens who did not return from the war.
Village Ryabinky. Memorial to sergeant Mr. Vasilkovsky. On the 6 of
december 1941 he has closed German machine gun with his breast.
Then in Klin city we turn to the East and drive in direction of Dmitrov highway road. On the transfer watching Russian villages life-style and old Churches and Monasteries.
Visit of Dmitrov town. Started in 1154. Ground ancient Fortress of that time.
Fantastic Temple with an original icons of XV-XVI century.
There in Dmitrov was established in 1932 - 1937 the center of KGB’s (NKVD) headquarters of the concentration camp. Hundred thousands of Soviet prisoners were constructing by hands the channel “Volga – Moscow”.
Dmitrov is the town of Russian Military Glory (it is the official title). The battle for
Dmitrov in November - December 1941 was turned the War II to the West.
Not Stalingrad, but the battle on the banks of the “Volga - Moscow” channel stopped German surrounding of Moscow and became the fundament of 1945
Victory of the allies.
Visit Peremilov’s hills. 40 meter high statue of the attacking solder.
Village Dedenevo. Old monastery where in 1941 was working the school for “counter tank dogs”.
Villages Yazikovo and Burnosovo. The places of the great attack of the
71 mariner Pacific Ocean’s brigade. There is their “brother graves” for more then 600 soders.
Village Beliy Rust. Here 64 mariner’s brigade together with 24 tank’s
brigade had a three days long offensive of German prepared position.
German parade uniform prepared for celebration on the Red square
had become here the captured material by the mariners and tankers. Brother grave of the heroes.
Please, keep in your mind that it was the 20th Soviet Army(General Mr. A. Vlasov).
From these villages near Dmitrov was started great offensive, which
pushed Germans 200 - 300 km far away from Moscow. After that The Great and long time bloody Battle for Rjev was started there close to Moscow (1941-42).
Over/night in Moscow. Hotel. Farewell dinner. (BLD)

8 day Breakfast. Free time in the city.
Transfer to a/port. Departure. (B)

Price

From € 861

Included

• excursions per program with entrance fees
• twin hotel accommodation BB
• visa support (if needed)
• аccompany english speaking guide
• meals per program
• transport assistance per program
• local english speaking guides / interpreters
• farewell dinner
• guide assistance on the a/port transfers