• 10th anniversary of Zaporozhye Museum-Gallery of Applied Ceramics and Art Creativity of Ilya and Alexey Burlai (2008-2019)
• 100th anniversary of artist and designer Alexey Burlai (1918-2018)
• 100th anniversary of artist and topographer Ilya Burlai (1919-2019)

Welcome to the Museum! May 25, 2018

1. Sacred objects of the family and knowledge of ancestral roots offer an opportunity to build the right relationship between the past, the present and the future. Problem statement and its connection with scientific and practical tasks.
2. Preservation of architectural monuments and study of local history.
3. Need to study the subject of history of science and technology and methods of teaching in the museum of technical profile.
4. The role of a writer and a biographer in preserving the history of science and technology. Familiarization with the course of life and book of V.P. Platonov. Viewing of documentary films.
5. Discussion of the subject of the lesson.

The teaching staff and the 5th year students of the Faculty of Computer Science attended the lesson dedicated to development of science and technology. We were strongly impressed by the museum, the exhibits, the organizers. Thanks for your project! Good luck to the museum!
The atmosphere in the museum is very special, one feels the flow of time. I liked the big hall very much. The stories told by the guides were interesting. I would like to hear more about family history and exhibits search. Creativity in my understanding means discovery of something new, and creative activity in its turn contributes to development of personality. After visiting the museum I would like to study paintings of Zaporozhye artists. I think that it is important for the schoolchildren to discuss the subject, because their world outlook is just being formed. I think the museums are much needed. I liked the museum very much. I was impressed with everything. I hope that students and teachers would be invited more often.

Parchomenko Angelica Vladimirovna, associate professor of Software Department of Zaporozhye National Technical University

At the museum you see that every square inch is made with love. When you visit the museum you can feel a romanticism of scientific investigation – the ideology of the Soviet Union. I am missing it now very much. Out of exhibits I remember wrought iron gates and book stand. Interior is decorated ​​with great taste. It would be interesting if they showed physical and chemical experiments on the table-stand. Creativity, in my view, is poetry, music, art, invention. There is no personality without creativity. It is necessary to stimulate the interest of children in creativity from childhood. After visiting the museum I developed an interest in physics due to suitably decorated table-stand with the instruments.

Nelasa Anna Victorovna, Zaporozhye National Technical University, 39 years old, Ph. D., associate professor of Software Department

Upon visiting the Museum I was surprised: the museum is located in the city center, but advertising is insufficient. Personal initiative. I remembered and liked graphic artifacts and ceramics. This reflects the purpose of museum formation. Everything concerning our city and founders is very interesting. Perhaps, it is necessary to mention what was here before origin of Alexandrovsk.

Vasilenko Andrey Petrovich, 74 years. Higher education, Dnepropetrovsk State University. Senior teacher

Today I visited a very unusual museum, which not only demonstrates the rare exhibits. We attended a lecture on history of our region, about our scientists and their achievements, which made us appreciate the heritage of construction workers, those who participated in construction of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and those who participated in construction of Zaporozhye hydroelectric power station.
The museum is also unusual in the way that the premises are an exhibit in themselves, we can say, an architectural monument, though they are underground now.
Our guide asked us: “Is it possible to hold classes on history of science and technology at a museum like this ?” Of course, this discipline is important and is of particular interest, especially for engineering students, and not only students. For example, I can say that I got interested in engineering in primary school.
Lessons, I think, can be held ​​for each academic group, which has a discipline of history. Actually, there is a need to single out history of science and technology as a separate discipline. Every technical student needs to have an idea about ​​what and who we are indebted to, considering the modern achievements.
I am very impressed with what I saw and heard, I would like to come back with close friends or parents to show them what I have seen here.
I wish you continued success in development of such a stunning project! Thanks for the warm welcome!

Shkurko Alexander. Zaporozhye National Technical University. Faculty of Informatics and Computer Science. Student

In a world where technology has a dominant position, it is important to pay attention to spirituality. Without knowledge of history of the past there is no future. It is important to educate people from an early age in a spirit of responsibility for the next generation, in a spirit of belonging to the history. As the Ukrainian writer Gonchar said, «Cherish cathedrals of your souls.»
It is necessary to study the history of science and technology in an atmosphere that allows you to get in touch with the history and immerse yourself in the past. There should be technical museums in which classes and meetings dedicated to the history of science and technology could be held.

Victoria Kharchenko, 21. Special software systems

The uniform of the Fire Brigade Chief

The double-breasted coat was made of dark green cloth with 12 metal buttons, blue collar and blue edge on the cuffs. The collar and cuffs were decorated with silver buttonholes.

The cap was made of dark-green cloth with a blue band and cockade.

The trousers were made of gray-blue cloth with blue edging.

In response to the greeting of the Fire Brigade Chief the lower ranks had to say, “Good day, sir!”, if the Chief thanked them for their service they had to say, “At your command, sir!”

When the Fire Brigade Chief announced any promotion, the lower ranks had to say “Thank you very much, sir” and when he was saying goodbye, “Good luck, sir!”

“Service in the fire brigade, which has for its aim the protection of property and often saving the precious gift of God, the life of a human being, is a noble, honest and highly moral cause.”

“In time of adversity a firefighter appears before unfortunate victims of flames as the first and main defender in whom dying people see their savior.”

Fire Brigade Chief S. Kudryavtsev

Cabinet of the Fire Brigade Chief

Fire Brigade Chief The annual salary of a Fire Brigade Chief in Russia and in Western Europe (in Rubles) by the end of XIX – early XX century.

Fire-fighting is the best, pure and sublime cause.

E. Lund

Material was prepared by Associate Professor of Humanities of Ivanovsky Institute of State Fire-Fighting Service of Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations, Candidate of History N. Yu. Novichkova.

The following questions were put before the students: “What prominent specialists-metallurgists do you know?”, “What famous people do you know in Ukraine and in Dnepropetrovsk region?”, “Where a monument to А. М. Pol is situated in our city? In which connection this monument was established? While telling the life history of Paul, an outstanding personality, we expose his versatile merits. He was a founder of modern metallurgy and mining industry, a developer of the Krivoy Rog iron-ore basin, initiator of construction of railway to connect the ore mines of Krivoy Rog and Donbas.

Director of MSMU Belikova L. L.