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Voroshilovsky Museum of Local history named after I.I. Smirnov is a museum in the village of Voroshilovo, Penovsky district, Tver region, dedicated to peasant life, the formation of Soviet power and the creation of collective farms.

Since 1981, it has been a branch of the Tver State United Museum (TSUM).

History creating of museum
In the 1980s, the funds of the national museum numbered about a thousand exhibits. They were collected by the director of the local House of Culture I.I. Smirnov. The new exposition was opened in 1989 by the author's group of the local history exposition: Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR I.I. Smirnov, E.L. Popova, A.P. Raikova, I.N. Chernykh, design artists A.S. Inyukhin and S.V. Makhov.

Exposition
The exhibition presents a section dedicated to the ancient past of the region. More than 70 archaeological sites have been identified on the territory — settlements of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Early Iron; settlements, settlements and burial mounds of ancient Russian time. In the museum there are stone crosses — a kind of travel and border signs and tombstones. Including the famous Lopastitsky cross with a sign stamped on it (tamga).

The exhibition features unusual birch bark wicker boots ("khodoki") and various lapty and chunis, pistons, leather boots sewn by a master and pads for making children's shoes.

The exhibition also presents fishing items: a box, clay sinkers, awns, nets, a measure, and finally, photos of lakes and rivers of the parish.

The museum presents a rich collection collected in local villages: huge transverse and longitudinal saws, hooks, scrapers, axes with stamps, planes, saws, a machine for peeling shingles.

The products of various local woodcarvers are interesting: beer ladles, troughs, salt shakers, spoons, stupas.

The furniture of the peasant interior gives an idea of the skill of local carpenters.

The icons on display date back to the beginning of the XIX century, when the church was especially decorated.

The part of the exposition dedicated to the Soviet period is located on the second floor of the building in three small halls and contains documentary, photographic and clothing material. A special stand is dedicated to the 2-nd Special Partisan Brigade under the command of Major A.M. Litvinenko, which raided the enemy rear.

Literature

 * 1) Пено // Города и районы Калининской области. - 1978. - С. 455-459.
 * 2) Васильев А. Инженер путей сообщения, построивший Пено // Тверская жизнь. — 1995. — 23 декабря. — С. 7.
 * 3) Глушков С. У Пено теперь есть свой герб // Тверская жизнь. — 1997. — 14 мая. — С.1.

Links

 * 1) The official page of the museum on the website "Museums of Russia"
 * 2) The official page of the museum on the website of the Tver State United Museum
 * 3) Information about the museum on the NEB website
 * 4) The official page of the museum on the portal "PRO.Culture.RF"