Omsk Folklore Museum Basement Room
If you are not interested, particularly in history, you will probably still find the Omsk Folklore Museum appealing. It is large, but not too large. There are no lines to wait in. Going to Moscow or St. Petersburg will introduce a person to world-renowned places, and not only. World-renowned traffic jams, long lines, and hours of commuting. In these cities, you can choose to do 1 thing only each day. Both of those cities I really love, however. But a smaller provincial city such as Omsk will give you the opportunity to dive deep into local history. There are no tons of tourists pushing through rooms of the Winter Palace or long lines after a tiring 2-hour commute to see the stunning views of Peterhof. No, in Omsk, you can peacefully study in detail the local history and still have plenty of time to drive to the dacha for pizza and a drink on the porch with your wife. The displays at the Omsk Folklore Museum are very well put together. The placards are in English, which is helpful. The lower room focuses on the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages in Siberia up to the Russian conquest under Yermak. You can take a look at how people lived. For myself, there are comparisons to the Indian populations of America, who have only a few things to gather from large and populous nations. This is due to the abundance of use of wood and earth in Indian cities and villages there, and this seems to be the same in the area of Western Siberia. Especially interesting are the maps of Tara to the north of Omsk. The cities to the north, such as Tobolsk and Tomsk, were settled much earlier and held precedence over Omsk for many years. Nevertheless, settlements around the confluence of the Om and Irtysh rivers have existed for thousands of years.
If you are not interested, particularly in history, you will probably still find the Omsk Folklore Museum appealing. It is large, but not too large. There are no lines to wait in. Going to Moscow or St. Petersburg will introduce a person to world-renowned places, and not only. World-renowned traffic jams, long lines, and hours of commuting. In these cities, you can choose to do 1 thing only each day. Both of those cities I really love, however. But a smaller provincial city such as Omsk will give you the opportunity to dive deep into local history. There are no tons of tourists pushing through rooms of the Winter Palace or long lines after a tiring 2-hour commute to see the stunning views of Peterhof. No, in Omsk, you can peacefully study in detail the local history and still have plenty of time to drive to the dacha for pizza and a drink on the porch with your wife. The displays at the Omsk Folklore Museum are very well put together. The placards are in English, which is helpful. The lower room focuses on the Stone, Bronze, and Iron ages in Siberia up to the Russian conquest under Yermak. You can take a look at how people lived. For myself, there are comparisons to the Indian populations of America, who have only a few things to gather from large and populous nations. This is due to the abundance of use of wood and earth in Indian cities and villages there, and this seems to be the same in the area of Western Siberia. Especially interesting are the maps of Tara to the north of Omsk. The cities to the north, such as Tobolsk and Tomsk, were settled much earlier and held precedence over Omsk for many years. Nevertheless, settlements around the confluence of the Om and Irtysh rivers have existed for thousands of years.