Cruiser Avrora
Now the Aurora is a branch of the Central Naval Museum at the Petrograd embankment on the Neva. The exposition of the museum ship is located throughout six rooms. There are about 300 museum objects including model ships, paintings, objects of seamanship and life at sea, documents and photographs.
Amenities
City card
Metro
GorkovskayaOpen
Open 11:00 - 18:00. Closed Mon, Tue.
Price/Additional Info
Admission 400 - 700Rbl.Associated Venues
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Put into service in 1931, the Narodovolets is one of the first submarines to be built by the Soviet Union and as you will see from the many photos in the adjoining museum, this little sub took part in the defence of Leningrad and saw many lives lost due
Comments
Lance Grundy
Definitely one of St Petersburg's must-see sights, the Cruiser Aurora is 'credited' with firing the shot that heralded the Bolshevik Revolution. To many Russians the Aurora is better known as "the world's deadliest weapon" because "with one shot it ruined the country for 75 years".Whatever your feelings about the Russian Revolution though, this ship is so historically important that you really should visit it if you're in St Petersburg.However, before visiting, you'll need to check it's still here. I read in the english language edition of Pravda that Crusier Aurora is due to be taken for a refit in August 2013 and it won't return until the 100th anniversary of the Revolution in 1917.