On August 12th 2000, during a manoeuvre of the Russian Northern Fleet, a tragic accident happened during which the Russian atomic submarine “Kursk” sank in the Barents Sea. From all around help was offered to try to save the crew members who could have survived the accident or salvage the vessel. Russian rescue teams equipped with submarines e.g. of the Pris class unsuccessfully tried to rescue the crew. When Norwegian scuba divers reached the wrack more than a week later, no survivors could be found. In that moment Mr. Angermann wondered: “Who has ever seen a Russian submarine to completely understand such a tragedy?” With that idea in mind the founda- tion for the submarine museum was laid to be a contemporary witness of the Cold War. The foundation of a museum, where visitors could dive into the adventurous atmosphere, discover unknown feelings to them themselves, experience the odours of oil and sweat and empathize with those who served and lived down there. Furthermore the visitors should be given the op- portunity to draw conclusions about the science and technology as well as the huge responsibility themselves. What does Rus- sian submarine technology look like, how does it work and