The Russian State Historical Museum (Госу дарственный исторический музей) is a national museum of history located between the Red Square and the Tarmac Square in Russia, founded in 1872; its purpose is to display exhibits about history within the territory of Russia now, with a collection of millions of exhibits.

The museum was built in 1872 by order of Alexander II The museum was opened in 1883 at the same time as the coronation of Alexander III. The site of the museum was originally a building of the Moscow University, which was designed by architects A.A. Semyonov and B.O. Sherbout in 1881 and is now the State Historical Museum.

There are a variety of exhibits of precious metals, weapons, decorations, etc., along with detailed archaeological information, even if you can't read the information with your eyes is enough to appreciate. The Primitive to Ancient exhibit is the centerpiece of the museum, and in February 2005 a new exhibit, "Russia in the Tsarist Period", was opened, displaying many precious materials about Peter the Great, and the Tsarist period exhibit will continue to be expanded in the future.