16 November Clandestine Bolshevik Publishing House

In brief: 

This is one of the most unusual museums in Moscow, dedicated to the story of first Russian revolution. This is an illegal publishing house where they printed propaganda handouts and social-democratic newspapers. The most interesting is that the publishing house’s «cover» was being a fruit and vegetable shop. If you want to hide something, put it in plain sight! The place was located in between 3 police stations and all the policemen came here to get fruit instead of chasing them!

More information: 

This is one of the most unusual museums of Moscow. During the First Russian revolution they produced illegal handouts and a social-democratic newspaper.

The museum opened in 1924 and was created by people who used to work there. The museum is a unique monument of political Russian history; telling us about the illegal underground activity of the Bolshevik party.

Their cover at the time was as a shop selling fruit from the Caucus.

The printing area itself is in a hidden cave dug out of the ground. It still has an authentic typing machine. The entrance looks like a warehouse filled with boxes of fruit. The propaganda and paperwork was hidden in the bottom of the fruit boxes.

Cost: 2500 rub

We meet at Belorusskaya (exit from the green line) at 13.40h  Prior registration to the tour is required