The Live Chess tournament on the imitating a chessboard, where actors from museum military club and guests acted with figures.
Vitebsk regional museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union Minaya Filippovich Shmyrev. It is open on July 5, 1969 in days of celebration of the 25 anniversary of liberation of Belarus from fascist aggressors in the building of the former shelter of retired officials of a name of K. D. Golembiovsky (a game. XIX \ head of the XX century). The exposition of the museum consists of 4 exposition halls, total area 216м2. The fund of the museum totals more than 7 thousand exhibits, more than 1,5 thousand are presented to expositions. The exposition of the museum about life and activity of the legendary brigade commander of guerrilla movement in days of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 - Minay Filippovich Shmyryov (Father Minay). Documents, photos, subject exhibits about creation of the first guerrilla group in the territory of Vitebsk region "Father Minay", about the organization of the 1st Belarusian guerrilla regiment, the 1st Vitebsk regiment and a name of Lenin Komsomol regiment which combated in Vitebsk-Surazh guerrilla zone. Continuation of an exposition is the memorial park, close to the museum building. In park M. F. Shmyrev's (sculptor ) sculptural bust the Rail War model, artillery pieces is established, guerrilla dugouts are constructed. In the museum of a name of Minay Shmyrev on May 17 passed action within the stock "Night of the Museums". The Live Chess tournament became the central event, on a plan of organizers. On the plywood boards imitating a chessboard, became wishing to participate in competition. Action consisted in chess game where actors acted as figures from club of historical reconstruction "Comrades in arms" and guests of the museum.
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Location: Vitebsk, Belarus
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