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Victory Museum

Mongolia


The exterior of this museum, dedicated to the Battle of Khalkhiin Gol, reeks of age, pigeon poop and neglect, but the interior remains well tended and interesting. A caretaker will show you a diorama of the area, battle maps, photos of the soldiers and the tools of war scattered throughout, accompanied by sombre music over the loudspeakers. A bright marble shrine to the fallen forms a centrepiece to the entire affair.


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