Cruiser Aurora - St. Petersburg, Russia
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N 59° 57.325 E 030° 20.215
36V E 351286 N 6649438
The Cruiser Aurora is permanently moored at the Petrovskaya Quay in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Waymark Code: WMVJZE
Location: Russia
Date Posted: 04/27/2017
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The October Revolution in Russia began with a signal shot from the gun on the forecastle of the Aurora. During the First World War the Aurora was operating in Baltic Sea. At the end of 1916, the ship was moved to present day St. Petersburg for repairs. The crew of the ship supported the Bolsheviks as the Russian Revolution was brewing. On October 25, 1917, the Aurora refused to carry out an order to put to sea. Later that day, at 9.45 p.m, a blank shot was fired from her forecastle gun which signaled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace.
The October Revolution successfully overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and power was transferred to the Bolsheviks. They then established the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and, in 1922, the Soviet Union.
In 1956, the Aurora was converted into a museum. It is one of the top attractions in St. Petersburg and has been visited by almost 30 million people.
Visit Instructions:
Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.