This muse­um hous­es the home of Gen­er­al Mikhail Frun­ze, the World War II and civ­il war gen­er­al born in Bishkek (of Moldovan par­ents) whose name Bishkek bore until the city was renamed after inde­pen­dence. There are many pho­tos and dis­plays of ear­ly Bishkek days from an era when it was most­ly a Slav­ic city and few vehi­cles exist­ed.