Decembrist Museum


The top attraction in Novoselenginsk is its Decembrist Museum, which is housed in an unmissable 200-year-old colonnaded mini-mansion in the town’s centre. Lower floors are stocked with 19th-century furnishings, while upstairs are maps and photos relating to the Decembrist exiles and their wives.


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