Jeremiah Weed 0 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted May 17, 2009 SA-13 SA-6 with SA-4 in the background SA-3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted May 17, 2009 9 May Stuff Naval Officers on Parade Sailors Staff Officers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted May 18, 2009 Most famous symbol of a communist revolution, flanked by a symbol of capitalism. Oh the irony. potemkin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 Posted May 18, 2009 potemkin? Cruiser Aurora, it fired the first shot of the October Revolution, shelling the Winter Palace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted May 18, 2009 wonderful photos! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremiah Weed 0 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
