Kronstadt
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Kotlin Island
Kronstadt was founded by Peter the Great, who simply "took" the island of Kotlin from the Swedes in 1703. Fortifications were inaugurated on artificial islands around Kotlin in 1704. Today, Kronstadt continues to guard the approaches to St. Petersburg, and is also the location of the administrative headquarters of the Russian Baltic Fleet, the majority of whose warships are based at Kaliningrad. (Illustration: The Naval Cathedral.)
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Kronstadt on Kotlin Island Guards the Approaches to St. Petersburg from The Gulf of Finland
The Kronstadt Rebellion
Blog Posts from Google about Kronstadt
- Judge rules Jamgotchian owes Coolmore $394000
- In his ruling, Judge John A. Kronstadt concluded that Jamgotchian ?has failed to present any clear evidence of bias? and ?has failed to meet his burden to establish sufficient evidence that Sheppard was biased or acted contrary to public policy.
- Aquabus Public Transport Season to Open
- The aquabus network also includes 120-seat boats operating between St. Petersburg's Arsenalnaya embankment and the town of Kronstadt, which is located on the island of Kotlin in the Gulf of Finland (Kurortnaya line). These run several scheduled trips a ...
- Shipping Threatens to Trouble Baltic Waters
- Dredging work ? which alone is set to cost 15.2 billion rubles ? will be carried out not far from Bronka, next to the St. Petersburg flood-defense dam and the road tunnel that runs beneath it to Kronstadt Island in the middle of the gulf.
- L'Oreal, Oracle-Google, Optus, Nokia: Intellectual Property
- All of the defendants, except for the agent, were represented by partner Lee S. Brenner and associates Kenneth D. Kronstadt and Audrey J. Jing from Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Brenner didn't respond to an e-mail seeking comment on the dismissal.
Links on Kronstadt
- Kronstadt - A Guardhouse at Sea
- Kronstadt was founded by the first Russian emperor, Peter the Great. Upon seizing the island from Sweden in 1703, he ordered the construction of defensive forts. The pace of the work was tireless, and by 1704 the Swedes were shocked to see a fort on an artificial island, as well as other fortifications on Kotlin island.
They still considered it their territory, however, and Karl XII of Sweden commented that they should let the Russians build for awhile before the Swedes take it all back. Of course, that was not meant to be, and the new forts helped put an end to Sweden's claims to the area. - Kronstadt. 300 years of its founding
- In April-May 2004, the Cartography Department of the National Library of Russia held the exhibition celebrating 300 years of Kronstadt.
The exhibition showed prints, maps and plans of the 18th-20th centuries from collections of the Cartography Department and the 19th century postcards from collections of the Print Department. - The Kronstadt Uprisings
- This site is a rich educational resource for teachers and students about the Kronstadt uprisings in 1905, 1917 and 1921.
- Map of Kronstadt
- A Map of Kronstadt
- "Wandering Camera" - Notes about St.Petersburg and it's suburbs
- Photographs of the dam construction and dereliction
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