The museum's collection includes over 38,000 artifacts, stored in thirteen halls. The exhibition begins at the 17th century foundation of the Khabarovka military outpost by the 13th Siberian Battalion. It extensively covers the events of the Russian Civil War in the Far East of the country and includes the train wagon used as headquarters by Vasily Blyukher which can be found in the museum's yard. Other conflicts covered in the museum are the Soviet–Japanese War, Damansky Island Incident, Soviet–Afghan War and the First Chechen War. The collection incorporates banners, paintings, dioramas, medals and decorations, pistols, rifles, uniforms, katanas and other melee weapons from both Russia and abroad. The museum's yard displays tanks, artillery pieces, trucks, naval mines and airplanes.