Located at the end of the Gulf of Finland, west of St. Petersburg, Kronstadt is one of those few places where Russian history was played out and is worth a look. It is here, on the island of Kotline, that the glorious Kronstadt fortress, built by Peter the Great in 1703, is located. Kronstadt was designed to block the Baltic Sea from St. Petersburg and became an important naval base for the Russian fleet, defending Leningrad during the Second World War. It was the scene of the few insurrections : in 1825, an uprising of Kronstadt sailors during the Decembrist movement; in 1917, a revolt against the Kerensky government; in 1921, mutiny against the Soviet government, followed by a ruthless repression led by Trotsky. Heroic citadel which, for three centuries, protected the access to the former capital, Kronstadt never failed to comply with the order given to it by Peter the Great to ensure the defence of the fleet and the site. La forteresse was disarmed in 1957, mais remained closed until the early 1990s. Kronstadt still includes a port. La majorité of its inhabitants are sailors. Le centre of the city (crossed by two canals) still has a certain cachet, with its docks, hospitals, admiralty and naval schools. One of them occupies the faded Italian palace of Prince Menshikov. All over the island you can come across fortifications, disused warehouses, turrets, submarine and ship remains. The fortress of Kronstadt was one of the best fortified ports in the world. Il est still possible to visit some of its forts today (there were 42 au total), including Fort Konstantin in the south of the island. From this fort you can also reach by boat Fort Chumnoy (the newest on the island), where research for a vaccine against bubonic plague was also carried out between 1897 et 1917. Ce fort on the sea now serves as a venue for rave parties in the summer. It can be reached by boat from St. Petersburg or Kronstadt.The simplest method in the summer is to take the Meteor launches. If you choose this means of transport, the complete guided tour is included in the price of the tour, which lasts 6 hours. The programme includes a walking tour of the city's sights + the return trip by Meteor. The trip on the Baltic Sea is worthwhile in itself. Several agencies offer this beautiful walk: nameteor.ru / www.boattrip.ru

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