KRONSTADT FORTRESS CITY

Patriotic excursion to the city of Kronstadt - a monument of military glory of Russia. Located on an island in the Gulf of Finland, Kronstadt for several centuries covered the approaches to St. Petersburg, acting as a kind of “sea gate” of the young Russian capital. For 300 years Kronstadt was the base of the Baltic Fleet of Russia.

In addition to military importance, Kronstadt was at that time one of the largest scientific centers of the country. The city-fortress became the starting point of many scientific expeditions, gave the world worthy personalities and events revolutionary for science and technology. 41 round-the-world expeditions, 56 major geographical discoveries were made by ships that left the harbors of the Kronstadt port. During the Great Patriotic War, thanks to the courage and valor of the Baltic sailors, Leningrad was defended, about 1500 enemy attacks were repulsed, although the city was in a double ring of blockade.

Kronstadt is associated with the activities of outstanding personalities-artist Ivan Aivazovsky, Admiral Stepan Makarov, Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt, captain of the legendary submarine Alexander Marinescu, inventor of radio Alexander Popov. It is interesting that until 1989, the city's connection with the world of the sanctuary was carried out through a ferry crossing, for a long time the city had the status of "closed".

* Track escort and excursion in Kronstadt + excursion to the Museum of Military Maritime Glory

** Transportation (bus, minivan) ordered separately