Kubinka, Patriot Park: how to get there and what to see

Find a place on the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region for interesting leisure is very easy. There are all kinds of museums, theaters, well-kept parks and magnificent manors, the famous Red Square, the Moscow Zoo and many other famous places.

Some of them are familiar to citizens and guests of the capital for many years, and some have appeared quite recently. For example, the military-patriotic park "Patriot" (Kubinka), located in the suburbs, is only two years old. But at the same time he has already grown to like his numerous visitors.

When the park "Patriot" was opened

Forming love and respect for one's country, creating the necessary conditions for attracting young people to serve in the Armed Forces of Russia, educating citizenship in people are all the main tasks of the Patriot Park in Kubinka. The plan for its creation was born in the head of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. It was thanks to him in the summer of 2014 in honor of the start of the construction of the park was laid special stone, designed to perpetuate this event.

The first of its visitors this huge "Patriot" area of 5.5 hectares took in the summer of 2015, namely, June 16. And since that time it is quite a popular place, where guests of different ages come.

How to get to Patriot Park

Patriotic Park "Patriot" is located in Kubinka, on the 55th kilometer of Minsk highway. By car it's easy to get here: you just need to follow from Moscow along the M-1 highway to the desired signpost.

Also here you can reach by train or train, departing from Belorussky railway station. Exit at the stop "Kubinka-1" or "Golitsyno" and change to a minibus with a special logo "Tank Museum".

The schedule of the park

Park "Patriot" in Kubinka works almost daily. The day off here is only one - Monday. In the rest of the time this place with pleasure accepts all its guests from 10 am to 6 pm.

What to see in the "Patriot"

Patriot Park in Kubinka is a military-patriotic park of culture and recreation. Here every visitor has the opportunity to see with his own eyes the armament of various types of troops and their various techniques. The whole territory of the park is divided into special zones, each of which is interesting in its own way.

All available exposition and entertainment can be seen below on the schematic outline of the Patriot Park (Kubinka).

The greatest interest among visitors is undoubtedly caused by the sites No. 1 and No. 2. What is special about them? The open part of the first site presents a wide variety of Russian armored, aircraft, special and armored vehicles, which were created both in the times of the USSR and in recent decades. Also there are covered pavilions, in which very interesting expositions are located. They can see retro cars, military and military equipment with all traces of military glory, special historical expositions and even a large collection of space vehicles.

Area number 2 is a huge tank museum occupying an area of more than 12 hectares. Here is a collection that includes 350 samples of equipment from 14 different countries. In this part of the park it is very interesting to visit the excursion and learn numerous details about each exhibit.

The "Partisan Village" complex gives every guest an idea of how the real partisan villages of the Great Patriotic War were organized. Here there are sleeping and staff dugouts, warehouses of ammunition and weapons, a bath and other objects. All of them are recreated on the basis of the memories of the participants and the surviving photographs of those years.

The exposition "Motomir" will present the collection of rare samples of motor vehicles to the visitors. It is worth noting that each of them is in excellent working order.

Interesting specialized places

There is a huge shooting range on the territory of the park - a multifunctional firing center with open galleries, each of which is equipped with spectator seats, pyramids for weapons, and capacious shelves. Various competitions on practical shooting are organized here. There is also a military shooting range, which is used to train servicemen and fighters of various special units.

In the park "Patriot" (Kubinka), a center for military and tactical games has been created, in which employees of the Armed Forces of Russia can work out various elements of combat training. Also on the territory of this training complex can be organized all kinds of competitions and sporting events.

How much money to cook for visitors

For visiting the expositions of the Patriot Park (Kubinka) every guest will have to pay. However, this pleasure is quite affordable, so do not be afraid of high prices in advance.

Depending on what parts of the complex the tourists plan to visit, the cost of the ticket varies. The cheapest will cost 200 rubles. Such a ticket will allow visiting only the "Guerrilla Village" complex or the "Motomir" exhibition and the military technical center. For 300 rubles. You can visit the site number 1 of the complex, and for 400 rubles. - only the second. But paying only 500 rubles. From a person, you can immediately visit and on the first site, and see the "Guerrilla Village", and "Motomir", and the military technical center.

At the same time, children, whose age is not yet 6 years old, can visit the Patriot Park (Kubinka) absolutely free of charge. And for privileged categories of citizens and children aged 6 to 17 years, any ticket will cost 2 times cheaper.

It is worth noting that you will not have to pay separately for photos and video, as they are already included in the tickets. But you can not get it in advance - all of them are valid only on the day of purchase.

Various activities in the territory

Park "Patriot" in Kubinka is not just a huge exhibition, which anyone can come to. This is also a whole kaleidoscope of all kinds of interesting events, some of which are directly related to combat aspects.

For example, there is a special zone of military historical reconstruction, where several times a year, thematic reconstructions of various battles are held. In them, besides people, a large number of units of aviation, armored vehicles, cavalry and artillery participate. Such events are always interesting to viewers, as they recreate in great detail the great battles of the Russian people.

In addition to permanent exhibitions on the territory of the Patriot Park, there are also regular specialized exhibitions, one way or another connected with wars or military affairs. Also on numerous grounds of the park all kinds of sports competitions and festive events are held, dedicated to the state holidays of the Russian Federation.

Important conferences, various meetings and exhibitions of various modern and prospective military models are held in the walls of the congress and exhibition center located here.

At least one time to be in the park "Patriot" is necessary for every resident of Moscow and the region. After all, apart from a simple inspection of various techniques, everyone here can feel the power of our state and once again remember how our ancestors protected us in the difficult war years.