Novocherkassk Museum of the tragedy in 1962 was inaugurated in the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region in the house №6 on Palace Square. In fact, a former palace of the legendary Cossack Ataman Platov General - the hero of the War of 1812. Himself Novocherkassk its foundation in 1805, obliged the dashing Ataman.

A museum dedicated to the events in Novocherkassk in 1962, opened in 2002 .  Involved in the opening of the museum city and regional authorities, the Soros Foundation and a number of public organizations .  Materials and documents of exposure were collected for the purpose of complete and accurate to talk about the tragic events of the 60's .  Until now, even the relatives of the victims do not know the whole truth about the events in 1962 .  The official version - strikes and unrest in the factories of the city were provoked by extremists, led to an armed clash with the troops, and were suppressed .  In fact, because of the mistakes the country's leadership began with supply shortages of food, even bread .  Sharply increased prices of products, and the increased rate of production workers .  As a result, the city decided to work on a peaceful strike, blocked the railway line with the requirement to improve working conditions and raise wages .  The next day, the city authorities were tanks and troops and started shooting unarmed civilians with children from guns .  The number of casualties is not precisely determined, but in June 1994, 26 coffins with the remains of the victims were buried at the memorial cemetery of the city .  Information about the Novocherkassk events was strictly classified .  Such it remains partially today - a set of documents stored in the archives of the KGB and the access to them is closed .

In the museum you can see the documents reflecting the course of events, photographs and personal belongings of participants in the events, repressed, their correspondence with family and friends. Attention is drawn bullets and injured fifty dollars, found at the scene of a collision. On the day of 29th anniversary of the events near the museum in the park on the site of deaths it was installed and consecrated white marble monolith, which strengthened the modest sign with Orthodox cross and the date "1962". At the same time at the Novocherkassk electric locomotive plant unveiled a plaque with an inscription explaining the essence of the tragedy.