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All Russia Odintsovsky District Patriot Park

Patriot Park

You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”

Odintsovsky District, Russia

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Patriot Park in 2015.   Пресс-служба Правительства Российской Федерации/cc by 4.0
Patriot Park in 2015.   Пресс-служба Правительства Российской Федерации/cc by 4.0
Unrestored T-34-76 Model 1942 at Patriot Park.   Alan Wilson/cc by-sa 2.0
SU-100 ‘221’ at Patriot Park.   Alan Wilson/cc by-sa 2.0
Sukhoi Su-9 and Su-15 at Patriot PArk.   Alan Wilson/cc by-sa 2.0
R-73 short-range air-to-air missile in Park Patriot.   Vitaly V. Kuzmin/cc by-sa 4.0
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MiG-29 at Patriot Park.   Alan Wilson/cc by-sa 2.0
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Often referred to as Russia’s “military Disneyland,” Patriot Park is a large theme park and showground that displays military hardware in a supposedly family-friendly environment, which also happens to attract international arms dealers.

When Vladimir Putin opened Patriot Park in 2015, he proudly announced that it would be “an important element in our system of military-patriotic work with young people.” During the same speech, he also announced the addition of 40 new intercontinental missiles to Russia’s nuclear arsenal. And that kind of sums up Patriot Park.

As well as being a showground for international arms dealers and defense contractors, the huge military theme park in Kubinka is aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism and militarism into Russia’s “youth army.” It can also help introduce them to important military skills before they serve their mandatory conscription at the age of 18.

The park covers more than 4,000 hectares, much of it taken up by military vehicles. There are more than 268 Soviet-era aircraft on display, including helicopters, and an armored vehicle section with around 350 tanks from various countries. Some of these can be taken for a virtual spin in the park’s military training simulators. Also, keep an eye out for a few intercontinental ballistic missiles.

For kids and adults of a warmongering nature, there’s also the Military Tactical Games Center. Here, the whole family can do some fun military-grade exercises before engaging in a simulation of urban warfare with airsoft guns and replicas of famous buildings (the park is supposedly building a replica of the Reichstag for kids to invade).

At the shooting range, meanwhile, visitors can unleash their inner Rambo with a variety of weapons. Children can even take a quick class in sabotage.

When hunger strikes, visitors can head to the park’s canteen, where military rations are on offer. And for that perfect souvenir, head to one of the many gift shops where you can buy Joseph Stalin fridge magnets, Vladimir Putin iPhone cases, army-branded water, and military T-shirts that say “Victory!” on the front.

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Patriot Park is located in Kubinka, a town in the Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. The park is about 33 miles from central Moscow. The park is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are 400 rubles (about $6.20 US) Monday to Friday and 500 rubles ($7.75) at the weekend (prices might now be higher for foreign visitors).

Most of the exhibits are outdoors, so check the weather in advance and dress appropriately. You might also be asked for a copy of your passport at the entrance.

There’s also a zoo at Patriot Park, which might be of interest to younger children too small to handle the surface-to-air missile launchers.

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  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/16/vladimir-putin-opens-russian-military-disneyland-patriot-park
  • https://mashable.com/2015/06/19/russia-military-disneyland/
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/22/the-russian-military-is-building-a-mini-reichstag-at-its-amusement-park-so-that-kids-have-a-real-building-to-storm/?utm_term=.5500f11e4492
  • https://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/17/europe/russia-military-theme-park-reporters-notebook/index.html
  • https://www.russianlover.site/en/patriot-park-the-military-disneyland/
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Odintsovsky District, 143063
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