Cruiser Aurora
Крейсер «Аврора»
The cruiser whose shot signalled the “first shot” of the October Revolution, now moored on the Bolshaya Nevka as a naval museum.
The Aurora is a protected cruiser launched in 1900 that fought at the Battle of Tsushima in 1905. On the evening of 7 November 1917 (25 October in the Julian calendar), a blank shot fired from her became the signal for the storming of the Winter Palace, making her a symbol of the October Revolution. The “Aurora's shot” that Chinese tourists know well refers to this event. The ship is now a branch of the Central Naval Museum and is moored in front of the Nakhimov Naval School on Petrograd Island, where visitors can tour the deck, gun positions, crew quarters and engine room. Admission is about 600 roubles; closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is about a 15-minute walk from Peter and Paul Fortress.
Opening hours
Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Summer Garden & Summer Palace
- Saint Petersburg Mosque
- St. Michael's Castle
- State Russian Museum
- Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
- Peter and Paul Fortress
- Fabergé Museum
- Singer House (Dom Knigi)