Cruiser of the Revolution (from the series "The Soviet Army") (1978)

The daily ceremony of raising the flag and huys on the cruiser "Aurora", the crew of the cruiser in formation on the deck.

Raising the flag.

The flag of the Soviet Navy is flying.

Cruiser "Aurora" on the Neva River in Leningrad.

A stand with a plan of an armed uprising in Petrograd on October 24-25, 1917.

Photos of detachments of Red Guards and revolutionary events in Petrograd in October 1917.

Panorama of the Lenin Memorial cabinet in Smolny.

Interior and exhibits of the cabinet.

A painting depicting Lenin signing the first decrees of the Soviet government.

The text of the appeal of the Military Revolutionary Committee "To the citizens of Russia".

Photos of Red Guards on the streets of revolutionary Petrograd.

Interiors of the White Dining Room in the Winter Palace, where the last meeting of the Provisional Government was held.

Cruiser "Aurora" on the Neva.

View of the side of the cruiser.

Internal view of the engine room.

View of the span of the Nikolaevsky Bridge on the Neva.

The cruiser "Aurora" at night, illuminated by a searchlight beam.

The name of the cruiser on board.

A lantern swings in the White Dining Room.

View of the bow of the cruiser with a historical tank gun, tourists on the deck (above).

Type of weapon.

Tourists listen to the guide.

Bust of Commissar" Aurora " Belyshev.

View of the Neva River and the bow deck of the cruiser (top).

The sailors clean up the cruiser, water the deck with hoses.

View of the forward part of the deck during cleaning (from above).

Artillery armament of the cruiser.

Visitors in the museum room of the cruiser.

Stands with photos and exhibits telling about the history of the cruiser.

Portrait of the commander of the cruiser Yegoryev, who died in the Battle of Tsushima.

Stand with photos of the cruiser and crew members.

Portraits of the sailors of the "Aurora" - members of the Bolshevik party, group photos of the crew members.

Interior view of the stairs in the Winter Palace, gilded decorations on the walls.

Interior views of the White Dining Room, where members of the Provisional Government were arrested.

Views of the Smolny Assembly Hall, where the October Revolution was announced and the first Soviet government was elected.

Monument to Lenin in front of the entrance to Smolny.

View of the monument to Peter I.

Visitors in the hall of the museum on the cruiser "Aurora".

Flyers on display.

Views of the Winter Palace building.

Interior views and interiors of the Winter Palace.

Tourists in the halls of the Winter Palace-Hermitage.

Tourist groups climb the ramp to the cruiser "Aurora".

Tourists on the deck of the cruiser.

Tourists at the tank gun.

Tourists visit the museum's exposition in the cruiser's premises.

Portraits of the sailors of the Aurora-participants of the revolution and the Civil war.

Photo of sailors mobilized during the Yudenich offensive on Petrograd in October 1919.

Map of the situation on the fronts of the Civil War in 1919.

Newsreel: the faces of the Aurora veterans Belyshev, Marushkin, Kryuchkov and others standing in formation on the deck of the cruiser in 1967.

The sailors of the Aurora are on deck in formation.

Stands and exhibits of the museum, telling about the service of the cruiser in the Baltic Fleet in 1923-1930.

Photos of the cadets ' exercises on the deck of the cruiser.

Cruiser "Aurora" on the Neva.

Young soldiers take the oath on the deck of the cruiser at the historic gun.

A soldier reads the text of the oath.

Young soldiers in the ranks during the swearing-in ceremony.

The faces of the soldiers.

The sworn soldiers march along the deck of the cruiser.

Photos of the Red Navy and the commanders of the crew of the "Aurora", who took part in the defense of Leningrad in 1941-1943, placed on the stands of the museum in the premises of the cruiser.

Photo of the armored train "Baltiets" with the guns installed on it.

Fragments of a painting depicting sailors from the Aurora fighting the Nazis.

Stands with maps of the fronts and portraits of commanders and Red Navy men-participants of the Great Patriotic War.

A political worker conducts a political session based on Brezhnev's book "Malaya Zemlya" with the personnel of the Aurora crew.

The faces of the sailors, officers and petty officers.

Cruiser "Aurora" on the Neva.

Nakhimov soldiers in parade formation on the deck of the "Aurora".

The solemn ceremony of awarding certificates to Nakhimov residents.

The head of the Leningrad Nakhimov School gives a parting speech to the graduates.

Panorama of the bow deck of the cruiser with the Nakhimov soldiers standing in formation (above), the admiral makes a speech.

The ceremonial calculation of the Nakhimov school on the embankment of Leningrad, there are women with flowers in their hands.

Tourists climb on the cruiser "Aurora".

On the deck of the cruiser pass the pioneers.

Commemorative plaque on the award of the cruiser "Aurora" with the Order of the Red Banner.

View of the cruiser.

Tourists on the decks of the cruiser.

Commemorative plaque on the award of the cruiser "Aurora" with the Order of the October Revolution.

The veteran climbs the ladder.

The flag of the Navy is flying.

Young strikers of the five-year plan are photographed with one of the Aurora veterans, Rear Admiral Ignatiev, against the background of the naval flag.

Ignatiev talks about his service on the cruiser and the Navy, about the meeting with Telman (synchronously), the faces of the audience.

Entries in the Book of Honorary guests of the Museum of the cruiser "Aurora".

Autographs of Tolyatti, Gus Hall, Maurice Thorez.

The text of the memorial record of F. Castro.

Gifts on one of the stands of the Aurora Museum, left by the guests of honor.

Visitors in one of the halls of the Aurora Museum.

Presentation of Komsomol tickets to young sailors.

A fire is burning on one of the rostral columns of Vasilievsky Island.

A festive salute over Leningrad in honor of the next anniversary of the October Revolution.

View of the embankment and the Neva River.

Cruiser "Aurora" on the Neva.

A cargo ship passes under a raised bridge.

The barge goes along the Neva River past Vasilyevsky Island.

Cruiser "Aurora" at the embankment, types of cruiser.

Views of the Neva River in the morning.

The ceremony of changing the sentry at the post at the entrance to the ramp of the cruiser.

The sentry is on duty.

View of the cruiser "Aurora" and part of the adjacent quarter (top).