In an old brick house, the War History Museum is simple and all in Russian but the moving understatement of its Afghanistan and Chechnya memorials is particularly affecting.
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Altai Arts, Literature & Culture Museum
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7. Altai Arts, Literature & Culture Museum
1.28 MILES
The impressively eclectic – not to mention good-value – Altai Arts, Literature & Culture Museum occupies a restored, furnished 1850s mansion. There are…