State Historical Museum

The State Historical Museum is a museum of Russian history, located between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow, and its exhibits range from antiquities of prehistoric tribes that lived on the lands of present-day Russia, to priceless artworks belonging to the famous Romanov family. The red-brick mansion with its silver roof overlooking St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square houses this historical museum, which is one of the main tourist attractions in the Russian capital, built to commemorate the national history, tracing the development of Russia and its people from ancient times to the present.