Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Yekaterinburg, Russia

The T-72 is a family of Soviet main battle tanks that entered production in 1973. The T-72 was a development based on the T-64 using thought and design of the previous Object 167M. About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled many to remain in service for decades. It has been widely exported and has seen service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. The Russian T-90 introduced in 1992 and the Chinese Type 99 are further developments of the T-72. Production and development of various modernized T-72 models continues today. Currently holds the record for the most MBT's lost in combat.

Wikipedia: T-72 (EN)

The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running gear of the T-80, but is powered by the T-72's diesel engine.

Wikipedia: 2S19 Msta-S (EN)

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank from World War II. When introduced, its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was more powerful than many of its contemporaries, and its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The T-34 had a profound effect on the conflict on the Eastern Front, and had a long-lasting impact on tank design. The tank was praised by multiple German generals when encountered during Operation Barbarossa, although its armour and armament were surpassed later in the war. Its main strength was its cost and production time, meaning that German panzer forces would often fight against Soviet tank forces several times their own size. The T-34 was also a critical part of the mechanized divisions that formed the backbone of the deep battle strategy.

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The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed in the Soviet Union. It was also known under the designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08. This vehicle, like many other Soviet designs, has been exported extensively and is in use in at least 38 countries. It was intended to replace the older BRDM-1, and has improved amphibious capabilities and better armament compared to its predecessor. The BRDM-2 production continues in Poland as of 2022.

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The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for bronetransportyor.

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The S-75 is a Soviet-designed, high-altitude air defence system. It is built around a surface-to-air missile with command guidance. Following its first deployment in 1957 it became one of the most widely deployed air defence systems in history. It scored the first destruction of an enemy aircraft by a surface-to-air missile, with the shooting down of a Taiwanese Martin RB-57D Canberra over China on 7 October 1959 that was hit by a salvo of three V-750 (1D) missiles at an altitude of 20 km (66,000 ft). This success was credited to Chinese fighter aircraft at the time to keep the S-75 program secret.

Wikipedia: S-75 Dvina (EN)

The Katyusha is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area more intensively than conventional artillery, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload. They are fragile compared to artillery guns, but are cheap, easy to produce, and usable on almost any chassis. The Katyushas of World War II, the first self-propelled artillery mass-produced by the Soviet Union, were usually mounted on ordinary trucks. This mobility gave the Katyusha, and other self-propelled artillery, another advantage: being able to deliver a large blow all at once, and then move before being located and attacked with counter-battery fire.

Wikipedia: Katyusha rocket launcher (EN)

The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle, 1st serial model". The BMP-1 was the first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) of the Soviet Union. It was called the M-1967, BMP and BMP-76PB by NATO before its correct designation was known.

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The IS-3 is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret became the hallmark of post-war Soviet tanks. Its pike nose design would also be mirrored by other tanks of the IS tank family such as the IS-7 and T-10. Produced too late to see combat in World War II, the IS-3 participated in the Berlin Victory Parade of 1945, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, and one was used during the early stages of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

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The T-54 is a Soviet medium tank. Adopted by the Soviet Army of the USSR Armed Forces in 1946, it was mass-produced since 1947, constantly being modernized. Since 1958, its modification called the T-55 has been produced, adapted to combat operations in conditions of the use of nuclear weapons. In 1961-1967, it was mainly replaced in production and in the tank forces of the USSR by the T-62 tank, created on its basis, but at OZTM, the production of the T-55 continued until 1979. Also, in a number of countries, the T-54 itself or its modernized or locally adapted versions were produced.

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The Black Tulip is a memorial to the Ural soldiers-internationalists who died in Afghanistan, and the soldiers who died in Chechnya. It is located on the Soviet Army Square in the square of Lunacharskogo - Pervomayskaya - Mamin-Sibiryaka - Shartashskaya streets.

Wikipedia: Чёрный тюльпан (Екатеринбург) (RU)

The Metenkov House Museum of Photography is a museum of photography located in Yekaterinburg in the house of the photo chronicler Veniamin Leontievich Metenkov, is a historical monument of regional significance.

Wikipedia: Дом Метенкова (RU), Website

The Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic is a state (regional) cultural institution in Yekaterinburg. Since 1998, it has received the status of academic.

Wikipedia: Свердловская филармония (RU), Website

The Chamber Theater of the United Museum of Ural Writers is a museum theater created to search for interpretations of literary classics, located in the Literary Quarter of Yekaterinburg at 18 Proletarskaya Street. It is an integral part of the Museum of Ural Writers.

Wikipedia: Камерный театр (Екатеринбург) (RU), Website

The Museum of Dolls and Children's Books "Land of Miracles" is a museum in the city of Yekaterinburg, part of the United Museum of Ural Writers.

Wikipedia: Музей кукол и детской книги «Страна чудес» (RU)