Carrying out the work of collecting for almost 90 years, comprehensive scientific research based upon modern achievements of the history and allied sciences, creative conceptualization and application of stored knowledge and experience in different fields of museum's arrangement, thanks to all this the Museum became one of the biggest centers of learning for studying Russian civilization starting from the second half of the nineteenth century up to the present day. The official site would give you a detailed account of the history of the museum, its collections, expositions, exhibitions and publicationes