Brest. The "Voentech" Museum.

It seems that we know everything about war and military technology, or at least the basics. But once you cross the threshold of this space, the usual facts are turned upside down. This is not just an exhibition of hardware. This is a collection of amazing and sometimes shocking stories that are rarely heard in school textbooks.

Are you ready to find out what unites the chemical attack and.. Dogs?

Story number 1. The price of the first breath.

Did you know that the first gas masks were made from dog skins? This is not a joke. At the beginning of the 20th century, when the world was first faced with the threat of toxic gases, engineers struggled to create a reliable mask. And they found the perfect material - the skin of dogs. Why? Dogs do not sweat, which means that their skin is completely impervious to toxic substances and at the same time fits snugly without causing irritation.

The flip side of the coin is monstrous: for the sake of saving people, about 1 million dogs were destroyed during the development and testing phase. This dark page of history rarely comes up in the public field, but it forces us to take a fresh look at the evolution of protective equipment.

Story number 2. "Flying tank" and "Pancake on tracks".

The "Voentech" Museum will not just show you the exhibits. You will be told why the legendary IL-2 was called a "concrete airplane" by the pilots and how it managed to return to base with holes in the wings larger than the area of the wing itself. You will also learn that the Soviet amphibious tank T-37 was affectionately (or not so much) nicknamed "pancake" by the people for its ridiculous appearance and ability... drown out of the blue if the crew forgot to turn on the pumps.

Story number 3. The trophies that changed the course of the war.

There is a destiny behind every exhibit here. The museum staff has been collecting this collection from swamps, battlefields, and family archives for decades. There is a technique here that "arrived" in Brest on its own... decades after the war, found by search engines in the woods. Guides are not just lecturers, they are people who are passionate about their work. They will tell you how the "Messer" was distinguished from the "Lavochkin" by the sound of the engine, and why German engineers would still consider their equipment ideal if it were not for the Soviet dirt.

Why should the whole family come here?

In the "Voentech" Museum, boundaries are being blurred in an amazing way. It is interesting for children here, who can not only touch the exhibits, but also climb into the cabin of a real all-terrain vehicle. It will be interesting for girls who will find unexpected aesthetics in these iron machines and hear stories about love against the background of war. It will be really interesting for men who think they know everything about technology.

This is not just an excursion. It's a journey through time where every detail has a voice.

Do you want to hear more stories that won't be told on the internet?

See rare pieces of military equipment with your own eyes and learn their secrets?

Sign up for a guided tour. The number of seats in the group is limited so that everyone can ask a question and hear the answer.

Phone numbers for recording:

+375 (29) 751-94-71 (Alexey)

+375 (29) 727-52-48 (Nikolay)

Please call! It will be loud, interesting and will remain forever in the memory.