How Transport Rarities Were Preserved

Abstract

The article systematises and analyses information reflecting the main approaches to preservation and presentation of monuments of transport history during the period of «perestroika». It was during this period that various social practices emerged in the field of preserving technical monuments, which later became traditional. The author examines several important anniversary events related to the history of transport, during which numerous historical rarities were identified and preserved, and new museums and exhibitions were created.