How I Became Russian

House of Russian–Chinese Friendship

A high-tech space where you can: compare the Russian stove and Chinese “Qi energy,” listen to “Katyusha” performed on the Chinese sheng folk instrument, and learn what apples mean in Russian and Chinese dream interpretation books. This is a great way to show how closely the two cultures are intertwined. Take a walk around Lenin Square. Here you will see a memorial stone dedicated to the founding of Blagoveshchensk, the Fountain Alley, and a monument to V.I. Lenin.

Address: Blagoveshchensk, Lenin Square, 14

Website: domrkd.ru

“Time Capsule” Museum

The museum is located in a bomb shelter with an area of 700 square meters and includes two dioramas and 7 exhibitions. The museum allows visitors to travel back to the Soviet era. Exhibitions include a 1970s–1980s cafe, a 1940s–1950s living room, a 1940s–1950s commissar’s office, a 1970s–1980s living room, “Happy Childhood” with Soviet toys, everyday life in the Soviet era, and television and radio equipment. The museum has over 5,000 exhibits. Among the highlights are two motorcycles associated with the Great Patriotic War: a Soviet M-72 motorcycle manufactured in 1944 and a Harley-Davidson WLA 42 supplied under the Lend-Lease program, manufactured in 1942.

Address: 100B Mukhina Street, Blagoveshchensk

Website: time_capsule19@mail.ru

"Vostok" Restaurant

Enjoy refined Russian cuisine, a welcoming atmosphere, and a pleasant dining experience.

Address: 4 Pionerskaya Street, Blagoveshchensk

Opening hours: Monday–Friday: 6:30 AM–11:00 PM,
Saturday–Sunday: 7:00 AM–11:00 PM

Website: vostokblg.ru

Patriot Park

This complex represents a partisan detachment that began operating in the first days of the war and continued until 1944. The partisan village includes 32 objects, such as: headquarters dugout, signalmen’s dugout, “red corner,” dining hall, weapons and ammunition storage, sabotage school, bathhouse, living dugout, medical station, fire pit, interrogation and control line, as well as a display of military equipment (over 20 units).

Address: Coordinates: 50.535066, 127.612073

Albazinsky Local History Museum

Guides will introduce visitors to the first fortified Russian settlement on the Amur River, dating back to the 17th century. During tours and interactive activities, guests will learn about the daily life of early Russian settlers and the indigenous peoples of the Amur region, as well as episodes from the heroic defense of the fortress.

Address: Blagoveshchensk Municipal District, Amur Region, 675901

Opening hours: Fri–Sun, 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

Website: albazinskiy.ostrog@museumamur.org

“Avangard” Center

This is a place where visitors can test their skills. The center features a climbing wall, an obstacle course, a shooting range, a laser tag area, and an exhibition of military equipment.

Address: 44 Pushkin Street, Blagoveshchensk

Website: avangard28blg

Triumphal Arch

Walk across Victory Square to the Triumphal Arch The arch was built in Russian style for the visit of Tsarevich Nicholas II to the city in 1891.

Craft bar “NastAtyatel”

Here you will be treated to more than 40 types of infusions, ranging from classics like limoncello and horseradish vodka to unique, one-of-a-kind recipes. Enjoy an evening walk along the embankment — a perfect place for atmospheric photos. Be sure to visit the monument to a dog named Druzhok. Blagoveshchensk is a border city, and border dogs have long served here. The “Druzhok” monument became a symbol of loyalty. “Pet Druzhok, and loyalty will never let you down.” Every evening, as the sun sinks into the Amur River, it feels like the dog is still waiting for someone across the water.

Address: 133 Krasnoflotskaya Street, Blagoveshchensk

Website: nastayatel.ru

Babintsev House Museum

Step into the atmosphere of the city as it was 100 years ago.

Address: 151 Lenin Street, Blagoveshchensk

Opening hours: Wednesday–Sunday,
Monday–Tuesday: closed,
Tours are held every hour from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM,
Advance booking is required for groups.

Website: babinchev.ru

“Pelmeni-Sausage” Cafe

Try pelmeni, traditional Russian dumplings.

Address: 32 Pionerskaya Street, Blagoveshchensk

Interactive Center “Russian Folk Fun Izba”

Where can you hold a real cast-iron pot, try on a sarafan and a kokoshnik, and carry buckets on a shoulder yoke? Right here, at the Russian Folk Fun Izba Interactive Center — a place that is “touching” in every sense of the word. It is unlike any other: open, tactile, and interactive, with no glass cases or display windows. And what does “touching” mean here? It means you are allowed to touch. To listen. To try things for yourself. The Izba presents exhibits that visitors can — and should — experience directly: hold them in their hands, examine antique household items up close, lie on traditional wooden sleeping platforms, make a birch-bark toy, and then enjoy a cup of fragrant tea from an antique samovar. Travel across the centuries and step into the real life of past generations. Like a time machine, the Izba transports you into the atmosphere of bygone centuries, where time seems to slow down and the air is filled with tradition and heartfelt warmth.

Address: 335 Amurskaya Street, Blagoveshchensk

Website: izbarusskihkzabav

"Ivolga" Restaurant

A restaurant serving Russian Far Eastern cuisine Special attention is given to simple traditional recipes and local Far Eastern products: fresh live seafood, wild game, forest herbs, venison, and fish. Don’t forget to buy souvenirs. Gifts and souvenirs from Blagoveshchensk are not just magnets and postcards — they are items with character, carrying the scent of the taiga and the spirit of the Russian Far East. The most popular souvenirs are edible: a variety of Amur honey and wild plants, local cheese, sweets from the “Zeya” confectionery factory, and pine nuts. Blagoveshchensk vending machines also sell space-themed souvenirs. We especially recommend trying the iconic space food in tubes.

Address: 179 Lenin Street, Blagoveshchensk

Website: ivolga.su