Jeremiah Weed Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Here are some relevant pictures I took in Санкт-Петербу́рг, mostly at the Artillery Museum across the street from the Peter and Pavel Fortress. T-80 2S3 ZSU-23-4 SA-8 Quote
Jeremiah Weed Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 SA-13 SA-6 with SA-4 in the background SA-3 Quote
Jeremiah Weed Posted May 17, 2009 Author Posted May 17, 2009 9 May Stuff Naval Officers on Parade Sailors Staff Officers Quote
Jeremiah Weed Posted May 18, 2009 Author Posted May 18, 2009 Naval Museum before fireworks Rostral Column lit up for the holiday Most famous symbol of a communist revolution, flanked by a symbol of capitalism. Oh the irony. Quote
Silverbolt Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 Most famous symbol of a communist revolution, flanked by a symbol of capitalism. Oh the irony. potemkin? Quote
Jeremiah Weed Posted May 18, 2009 Author Posted May 18, 2009 potemkin? Cruiser Aurora, it fired the first shot of the October Revolution, shelling the Winter Palace. Quote
Gr.Viper Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 A joke goes that cruiser Aurora is the most horrifying weapon is history: one blank shot caused 70 years of ruin. Quote
MigBuster Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 great shots - thanks that last SAM looks like an SA-2 - have seen quite a few of them flying towards me :) the SA-3 looks different Quote
Jeremiah Weed Posted May 18, 2009 Author Posted May 18, 2009 great shots - thanks that last SAM looks like an SA-2 - have seen quite a few of them flying towards me :) the SA-3 looks different It is an SA-2, it was a typo, good catch Air Attack warning at a school, that has become a bit of a memorial to the Leningrad Blockade. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.