* Do you want to find out where the soul of the Russian Navy lives? Then you should go to Kronstadt, to Kotlin Island. As soon as we meet there, I will tell you why Peter the Great needed a fortress in the middle of the bay and what labor feats his companions had to go to to keep these lands for themselves. We will discuss why the Admiralty in Kronstadt is so different from the Admiralty in St. Petersburg, and evaluate its scale step by step. I will show the scope of the engineering thought of the masters of the XVIII century and tell you a lot of interesting facts about the city. You will see warships, a lighthouse, a dry dock, harbors and, of course, countless anchors and seagulls. One of the main attractions of Kronstadt is St. Nicholas Cathedral. This is a real architectural masterpiece, steeped in marine symbols.: anchors, lifebuoys, dinghies, moray eels, ropes, windows in the form of portholes and crosses in the form of marine steering wheels. All this is just a part of the exterior decoration of the naval cathedral. It is also beautiful inside, and it is there that the "stone belt" of 130 black marble plaques with the names of the dead sailors is kept. It is a fortress city, a memorial city, but the most important thing is that today it is still an active city of sailors. Day after day, young cadets or accomplished navigators walk the streets of Kronstadt. Do you want to find out where the soul of the Russian Navy lives? Then you should go to Kronstadt.