The Historical museum
The Historical museum was constructed in 1875-1881 by architect V.O.Shervudom. The walls of the Historical museum are laid out from the red burnt bricks, as well as the walls of the Kremlin. The museum was opened in 1883. Russian scientists, historians and archeologists wrote: "Events of the great past, act of our ancestors will appear before thousands of people, will pass to children and our grandsons". The Historical museum keeps more than four millions exhibits. On that place where the Historical museum is built, there was a building where the Moscow university settled down in the first years after its basis.
Many unique historical exhibits belonging to inhabitants of the Old Russian state are kept in one of halls of the Historical museum. All of them were found in different places of our Native land and concern basically to IX-XIII centuries.
On a show-window named "Internal policy of the Old Russian state" exposed such interesting things like: Radzivilovsky annals of XV century (a miniature copy) with the image of Vladimir Monomaha who is handing over a princely sword to son Andrey Vladimirovichu; the Russian Truth of XI century; Russian grand-ducal stamps, a ring with the image of a princely sign, etc.
You can also find perfectly saved first Russian coins of the end of IX - the beginnings of X centuries and coins of XI century and collection of Kiev prince Svjatoslav Jaroslavovicha of 1073 with the hand-written text-letters and zodiac drawings-signs.
Passing to the following show-window, we are transferring from the state and princely things are to an environment of the subjects used in Russia in a life by peasants. On a show-window "Russian village in IX-XIII centuries" you can see exposed exhibits that are divided into some expositions. Axes, plaits-gorbushi, shovels, chamoises, the millstone, clay "small loafs" and pots are put in "Agriculture". To "fishery and hunting" belongs hooks, sinkers, jails, tips of the hunting arrows. Fragments of marsh ore, tools for processing of metal and bones, ceramic ware are presented in section "Craft" . Such things as needles for a tow, wax fragments, knitted products, concern section "House crafts". From household subjects there are bone crests, scissors, knifes, locks and keys. And one more section - the "Animal industries", including clay figures of rams, official document about purchasing of a cow, etc.
Not less interesting exhibits are settled down on other two show-windows - jewels and ornaments. On show-windows "East slavic tribes of XI-XIII centuries" you must pay attention to complexes of ornaments of Vyatichy, Radimichy, Northerners and Krivichy, and also subjects of man's suit of Krivichy, Novogorodsky Slavs and Dregovichy. All products differ from each other materials of which they are made a little: at one it can be silver, at others - semiprecious stones. As different tribes had traditions and ceremonies the ornaments belonging to the different people have also got some of especial, not repeating details in themselves.
The last show-window - "Heathenism in Russia - Christianity in Byzantium". Exhibits are picked up here in such a manner that the difference between two confession dissimilar to each other is visible at once. Every possible amulets, always rushing by the Slavs who were trusting in their help, idols with the images of pagan gods made from a stone, from absolutely small to big on the size are concerned here Heathenism. Passing to the subjects concerning Christianity, it is necessary to mention one more interesting exhibit - the Radzivilovsky annals of XV century consisting of several fragments and representing the oath of Igor and its soldiers-pagans, Olga's christening in Tsargrad by the tsar and the patriarch, Vladimir Svjatoslavovicha's council with boyars and a team about 
a place of acceptance of Christianity by Russia. The following section of the same show-window, "Cult subjects from the Byzantian provinces", includes subjects of the Byzantian church: Ceramic icons with sacred Elizabeth's images, sacred George, archangel Michael on a horse, crosses, a censer. At surveing of the given show-window the difference not only between two different religions, but also the states is well visible.
Summing up, it is necessary to tell, that visiting of the State Historical museum will make an unforgettable impression upon you. It's very good, that in Moscow there is such a place where it is possible to appear in several epoch of present and past millennials at once, to look and plunge deeply into the richest history of Russia.