Russia has put war trophies from the conflict in Georgia on display at the Central Museum of Armed Forces in Moscow, the Independent reports. The exhibit, which includes weapons, uniforms, and personal possessions belonging to dead or wounded Georgian soldiers as well as graphic photographs of the bodies of dead soldiers, is an attempt by Russia to reinforce its claim that the West was responsible for encouraging Georgia to attack South Ossetia.

Among the spoils on display is a set of textbooks entitled American Language Course, Level IV. According to the museum, they were taken from a Georgian soldier in South Ossetia, although it seems unlikely that he would have carried the big books into battle. The show also includes a list of which Western countries had armed Georgia.

The rest of the museum is mostly devoted to the Soviet army and World War II, all presented with a heavily Soviet slant. The Georgia exhibition follows this trend, presenting more than a dozen photographs of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and a number of his speeches and orders to the military during the fighting.

Last week, Medvedev said that Russia would "consistently and meticulously" re-equip its army. "There is no doubt that our decision has been influenced by the events in the Caucasus. They have made this task one of the top priorities for the next few years," he said.