Making A Day Trip To Kronstadt, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

From: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia) | Date: July 20, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

John Varoli
The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
07-20-2004
URL: http://www.sptimes.ru/
If traveling by car, a short visit to the city of Kronstadt will provide
the opportunity to see the St. Petersburg naval base and the bizarre dam
construction leading there.
Getting to Kronstadt is easy: shortly after leaving the city edge and
passing the access ramp to the St. Petersburg Ring Road, there is a road
on the left that leads to the island of Kotlin, home to Kronshtadt.
Founded by Peter the Great in 1704 as a naval fort to defend St.
Petersburg from attack by sea, Kronstadt later served as St. ...

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