Travelling around St. Petersburg

This summer I have been travelling around St. Petersburg, Russia to find the not-so-well-known places of interest and here's what I have found....

The 16-th century Swedish fortress of Kopor'ye some 40 kilometers from St. Petersburg

 The Naval Cathedral in Kronschtadt, the city's historic naval base. The cathedral is being restored.

 A historic truck at the walls of the magazine building in the Red Hill fort, 50 km from St. Petersburg. This 6-wheel drive monster is still running, even though it has been set on fire 3 times by the local err...people.

 The magneficent 300mm artillery train in the same Red Hill fort (Krasnaya Gorka). We saw a group of activists (people who fight to conserve the monumental complex, which is being attacked by the local government who are backing a residential complex project on the spot). The people were painting the wheels and checking if everything was in place.

 The loading mechanism for the 300 mm cannon.

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