WW II Memorial Complex

Located in the oldest part of the city, on the way from the center towards the Museum of Yemelyan Pugachev.

this museum is located in a house built in 18th century. This house, which was built as a residence for Pyotr Kuznetsov, an Ural Cossack, once happened to be the very center of Pugachev inspired Russian serf rebellion, which took place between 1773-1775. It was once also a home for a library until it was transferred to a regional historical museum. It houses an extensive display of Ural Cossacks' artifacts such as cannons, banners and luxurious presents from Tzars. This is a very exciting exhibition that represents the life of Ural Cossacks.

Historical building housing exhibits about Uralsk.

A small, informal museum full of artifacts of daily life dating from 18th to 20th centuries. The personnel is extremely enthusiastic and eager to talk about any item on display (in Russian). There is a guided tour every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 and 14:00.

Here you'll see mostly natural stuff, then in the building towards the back, the Center for History and Archaeology, don't miss the vestments, rugs, and pottery.

Where you can learn about a WWII hero, who died while continuing to repel the German forces after her crew was killed by shelling.