Museum of the History of the Bisert Urban District

About museum

The Museum of the History of the Bisert Urban District opened in February 2012. 'Demidov Plant' hall: in 1741 Akinfiy Nikitich Demidov identified this area as a site for a new plant because the Bisert River flowed here, and all Ural plants in the 18th century were water-powered. The Bisert ironworks was put into operation on November 16, 1761. 'Russian Izba' hall: this hall displays household items used by our ancestors; most of the items were made by hand. 'Great Patriotic War 1941–1945' hall is dedicated to fellow countrymen who went to the front to defend the homeland from the Nazi invaders. 'Afghanistan' hall: in December 1979 the 40th Army of the Soviet Armed Forces was sent into Afghanistan. From the settlement 44 people served in Afghanistan, 4 were killed. 'Uralselmash Plant' hall: model of the plant as of 1987. The Uralselmash plant was the main enterprise in the settlement. Up to 3,500 people worked at the plant, producing military equipment and consumer goods. 'Bisert Experimental Forestry Enterprise' hall was established in 1957. In 1961 the forestry enterprise was incorporated into the Sverdlovsk Research Institute of the Forest Industry.