The Aurora, russian protected cruiser. Neva river. Saint Petersburg. Russia


The Aurora Russian protected cruiser preserved as a Museum symbol of the Communist Revolution of Russia This cruiser built in 1897 serve at the Russo Japanese War 1904 1905 taking part in the Battle of Tsushima 1905 in the First World War 1915 1917 and finally took part in the 1917 October Revolution with the assault on the Winter Palace a revolutionary committee joined the Bolsheviks was created on the ship with Aleksandr Belyshev as Captain The present cruiser museum was hard restaured after been sunk in 1941 Neva river Saint Petersburg ("The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments" was added to the Unesco's World Heritage List in 1990). Russia


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