In the village of Vasilevo in the Tver region, enthusiasts have created an unusual museum. The exhibits are apothecary bottles containing the air our ancestors breathed. It is impossible to confirm or disprove this; one can only imagine. In one jar is the air Alexander Pushkin breathed, in another the air Nicholas II breathed, and in a third — the scent of cornfields from the time of Khrushchev's thaw. So far, it's the most unusual museum I've heard of.
In Novosibirsk, amid concrete blocks, a small wooden house has been preserved — the Museum of Happiness. The exhibition consists of items that are, in one way or another, connected with happiness in the beliefs of different peoples: guardian angels, amulets, talismans, 'lucky tickets'. In addition, the museum collects sayings of great people, poems, parables, myths, legends, jokes, songs, proverbs, omens about happiness, and the word 'happiness' in different languages of the world.
The Iron Museum in the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky has gathered more than 200 irons in its collection. There are steel, bronze, cast-iron, alcohol-fired and electric irons — you can see with your own eyes the evolution of a household appliance popular at all times. Several times a year the museum holds an Iron Festival, where any visitor can try the exhibits in operation.
