Kutuzov's Hut Museum

About museum

On 13 September 1812, in the village of Fili, a meeting of the Military Council of Russian generals was held in the hut of the peasant Mikhail Frolov. In 1883 the site where the Military Council's hut had stood was marked with a memorial sign, installed at the suggestion and at the expense of the Society of Officers of the Grenadier Corps. In 1887 the hut was reconstructed to a design by architect D.M. Strukov and became one of the first museums in the country dedicated to the Era of 1812. For the campaign carriage of the Commander-in-Chief M.I. Kutuzov, donated to the museum in the 'Kutuzov's Hut' by the field marshal's great-grandson, a carriage house was built next to the hut in 1894. In 1912 a church-chapel of the Archangel Michael was erected and consecrated near 'Kutuzov's Hut'.
Today 'Kutuzov's Hut' is part of the historical and memorial complex of the Patriotic War of 1812 on Kutuzovsky Prospect. The Kutuzov's Hut museum exhibition acquaints visitors with the significance of the Military Council at Fili and the history of this commemorative site.