The cruiser Aurora is a historical monument of the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917. The gunshot fired from the cruiser on October 25 (November 7) 1917 announced the commencement of a new era in the history of mankind, the era of communism.
The cruiser Aurora was built in 1903 at the Novoye Admiralteistvo shipyard in St Petersburg. The cruiser received its baptism of fire in the famous Tsushima battle during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. During the First World War the cruiser operated in the Baltic Sea.
In February 1917 the sailors of the Aurora, then undergoing capital repairs at a Petrograd dock, rose in solidarity with the workers of the Franco-Russian Factory.
The cruiser sided with the people and from then took an active part m all important revolutionary events in Petrograd. In the early hours of the 25th October (7th November) the ship committee, on orders from the Military-Revolutionary Committee and despite the opposition of the ship's commander and most officers, stationed the cruiser at the Nikolayevsky Bridge (now the Lieutenant Schmidt Bridge). Acting jointly with the sailors of the Second Baltic Naval Depot, the Aurora crew captured the bridge thus ensuring free movement of revolutionary detachments to the centre of the city. On October 25, the day of the victory of the armed uprising, the cruiser's wireless station broadcast Lenin's appeal «To the Citizens of Russia!», which declared the Provisional Government deposed. On the evening of the same day the Aurore fired the historical shot which was the signal for the storming of the Winter.
The Aurora sailors were in the first ranks of the Revolution's fighters. Together with workers and soldiers, they stormed the Winter Palace, stood guard duty at the Headquarters of the Revolution the Smolny, and suppressed counter-revolutionary mutinies. During the Civil War the Aurora sailors fought against the interventionists and the White Guard bands of Yudenich, Denikin and Kolchak.
When the country was done with the war and started peaceful construction, the cruiser became a training warship for naval cadets. It proudly carried the Soviet flag over many seas, visiting the ports of Germany, Norway and Sweden.
During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 the Aurora was stationed in the port of Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov) on the approaches to Leningrad. The cruiser's crew took part in the heroic defense of Leningrad. Its guns fired at the enemy positions.
In 1.948 the Aurora was put on permanent moorage on the Neva River as the symbol of the undying glory of the Soviet Navy. A museum was set up on board ship. Since its establishment the museum has had 7 million 600 thousand visitors, including nearly 900 thousand guests from abroad, representatives of 130 countries.
The Soviet style are retained in the text (including historical realities of the time corresponding to the period when the photo was taken).
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The cruiser Aurora was built in 1903 at the Novoye Admiralteistvo shipyard in St Petersburg. The cruiser received its baptism of fire in the famous Tsushima battle during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. During the First World War the cruiser operated in the Baltic Sea.
In February 1917 the sailors of the Aurora, then undergoing capital repairs at a Petrograd dock, rose in solidarity with the workers of the Franco-Russian Factory.
The cruiser sided with the people and from then took an active part m all important revolutionary events in Petrograd. In the early hours of the 25th October (7th November) the ship committee, on orders from the Military-Revolutionary Committee and despite the opposition of the ship's commander and most officers, stationed the cruiser at the Nikolayevsky Bridge (now the Lieutenant Schmidt Bridge). Acting jointly with the sailors of the Second Baltic Naval Depot, the Aurora crew captured the bridge thus ensuring free movement of revolutionary detachments to the centre of the city. On October 25, the day of the victory of the armed uprising, the cruiser's wireless station broadcast Lenin's appeal «To the Citizens of Russia!», which declared the Provisional Government deposed. On the evening of the same day the Aurore fired the historical shot which was the signal for the storming of the Winter.
The Aurora sailors were in the first ranks of the Revolution's fighters. Together with workers and soldiers, they stormed the Winter Palace, stood guard duty at the Headquarters of the Revolution the Smolny, and suppressed counter-revolutionary mutinies. During the Civil War the Aurora sailors fought against the interventionists and the White Guard bands of Yudenich, Denikin and Kolchak.
When the country was done with the war and started peaceful construction, the cruiser became a training warship for naval cadets. It proudly carried the Soviet flag over many seas, visiting the ports of Germany, Norway and Sweden.
During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 the Aurora was stationed in the port of Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov) on the approaches to Leningrad. The cruiser's crew took part in the heroic defense of Leningrad. Its guns fired at the enemy positions.
In 1.948 the Aurora was put on permanent moorage on the Neva River as the symbol of the undying glory of the Soviet Navy. A museum was set up on board ship. Since its establishment the museum has had 7 million 600 thousand visitors, including nearly 900 thousand guests from abroad, representatives of 130 countries.
The Soviet style are retained in the text (including historical realities of the time corresponding to the period when the photo was taken).