Russian Navy Cruiser Aurora on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Cruiser Aurora fired a single shot from its bow gun on October 25, 1917, signaling the storming of the Winter Palace by the Bolsheviks.
The Cruiser Aurora entered service in 1903, and is most famous for its 1917 signaling shot. However, the Naval vessel was deliberately sunk by the Russian Army during the World War II siege of Leningrad (the Soviet name of St. Petersburg) to protect the ship from the possible invasion by the German army.
The Cruiser Aurora entered service in 1903, and is most famous for its 1917 signaling shot. However, the Naval vessel was deliberately sunk by the Russian Army during the World War II siege of Leningrad (the Soviet name of St. Petersburg) to protect the ship from the possible invasion by the German army.