You already have lots of great info from other writers, all which I agree with.
There are three big outdoor memorial sites near Kursk. Visit them all! Lot's of tanks and artillery pieces.
Volgograd and its museums are a must, as has already been said.
The Caucasus is stunning, but more for natural scenery. The arms museums in Tula are great.
There is a fantastic open air military museum just west of Moscow (just outside of the Ring), not sure of the name. Great museum with lot"s of tanks, planes and artillery pieces. There is also the main military museum a little northeast of city centre.
Kiev is a beautiful city to visit and it also has a good WWII museum on the River next to the big Motherland statue. It also has a very good Afghanistan war museum 100m away including an open air part.
If that is really true about the Ukraine/Caucasus border being closed at the moment, it is disappointing as I wanted to use that next year to visit the Krim on my way to central Asia. People in Kiev told me it was only for Ukrainians and Russians that could not transit and that western Nationals should be ok, but nobody really knew for sure.
Maybe some reader can comment on whether it is fact or just rumour what the situation is.
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