Komsomol

Updated June 11, 2025

Komsomolsk-on-Amur City, Russia Guide

## Komsomol (City Museum of Local Lore), Komsomolsk-on-Amur: what it actually covers—and how to visit

If you’re trying to understand Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Комсомольск-на-Амуре) beyond the “industrial city in the Russian Far East” headline, the City Museum of Local Lore (often rendered in English as Komsomolsk-on-Amur City Museum of Local History / Local Lore) is the most efficient place to start. It’s a classic kraevedcheskiy museum: part regional history, part ethnography, part natural history—built to answer one question well: what is this place, who lived here, and how did it become what it is today?

### Quick facts (from your dataset + official museum info)
– Place name: Komsomol / Komsomol’sk-Na-Amure
– Location: Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
– Address: Ulitsa Kirova, 27, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 681000
– Coordinates: 50.6211778, 136.9993539 (your provided coordinates)
– Rating: 5 (your provided rating)
– Type: Museum (your provided category)

## Why this museum is worth your time

### It’s tied to the city’s origin story—documented with institutional memory
The museum’s own history is explicitly linked to the city’s early years. According to the museum, the idea to create a local history museum was proposed at a Komsomol activist meeting on 11 April 1935, and the first exhibition opened in 1938. The museum later received state-institution status on 10 April 1939.

Those dates matter because Komsomolsk-on-Amur was established in 1932, and much of the city’s identity is built around large-scale Soviet-era construction and industry.

### The building itself is part of the exhibit
Since 12 September 2013, the museum has been located at Kirova 27 in what it describes as the city’s first cinema building, which it notes is now considered an architectural monument.
So even before you read a single label, you’re already inside a piece of the city’s cultural infrastructure.

## What you’ll see inside: the core permanent halls

The museum lists several exhibition spaces; three stand out as the backbone of a first visit:

### Hall: “Archaeology, Ethnography and Nature of Priamurye”
This hall is divided into four thematic sections:
– Archaeology
– Nanai ethnography
– Exploration and development of the Amur
– Nature of Priamurye (the Amur region)

If you care about cultural context, this is the section to slow down in. “Nanai ethnography” signals that the museum is explicitly including Indigenous cultures of the Amur region in its narrative. (Practical note: treat this material with the respect it deserves—read carefully, avoid reductive assumptions, and remember you’re seeing one institution’s framing of living cultures.)

### Hall: “History of the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur”
The museum says this hall focuses on how the city emerged under extremely difficult conditions, and how it grew and developed over time.
If your goal is to connect street names, monuments, and industrial districts to an actual timeline, this is the “map legend.”

### Presentation Hall
This space introduces visitors to regional and city leaders, plus symbols/attributes of the city, along with awards and gifts from visitors over the years.
It’s a useful snapshot of civic identity—how the city represents itself formally.

## How to plan your visit

### Hours (official)
– Tue–Fri: 09:30–17:00
– Sat–Sun: 10:00–17:00
– Mon: closed
– Every 4th Friday of the month: 12:00–20:00 (ticket office until 19:30)

### Tickets (official tariff for 2026)
The museum publishes a tariff document for 2026 based on a city постановление dated 22.09.2025.
Key entry prices (includes the right to take photos, per the listing):

For citizens of Russia & CIS (entry):
– Ages 3–14: 100 RUB
– Students (school/college/university, full-time) up to 22: 150 RUB
– Adults: 300 RUB

For foreign citizens (entry):
– Adult: 1,000 RUB
– Child: 400 RUB

Outdated-data flag: Tariffs can change mid-year; treat these as “published for 2026” and verify before you go (the museum provides phone/email).

### Getting there by public transport (official bus list)
The museum lists bus routes and the nearest stop as “площадь Кирова” (Kirov Square). Routes include: 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30, 104, 106, 107.

### Contact details (official)
– Phone: +7 (4217) 24-40-42 (departments/info/booking)
– Email: [email protected]

## Practical tips most visitors appreciate

– Start with Priamurye (archaeology/ethnography/nature), then go to city history. That order helps the city timeline land better, because you’ve already learned the regional “prequel.”
– Use the 4th-Friday late hours strategically if you prefer quieter, more “read every label” museum time.
– If you’re traveling as a foreign citizen, budget for the different ticket tier. The price gap is explicitly listed.

## Safety + travel reality check (important)
If you’re reading this as a trip-planning step: the U.S. State Department’s Russia Travel Advisory states “Do not travel to Russia for any reason” and notes severely limited ability to assist U.S. citizens, especially outside Moscow.
Outdated-data flag: Advisories change; always check your own government’s latest guidance before making plans.

## Source confidence notes
Everything above is pulled from:
– The museum’s official site (address, hours, exhibits, institutional history, tariffs).
– The U.S. State Department travel advisory for Russia (safety context).
– A general city reference for establishment date (1932).

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