THE AURORA
I was quite surprised at this battleship that fired the first shot of the Revolution. It was really rather nice! Walking over British battleships is always quite a claustrophobic experience whereas the Aurora seems to have much higher rooms (cabins?). This could just be because the Russians are a tall race. I was also impressed with the excellent condition the ship is kept in. It's extremely well painted and looked after, every inch of it. Some navy personnel live on it and presumably take care of it.
Whilst the very boring tour guide walked us over the engine rooms we took the opportunity to escape and explore the state rooms which are presumably the same as they always have been with a wonderful bronze of Lenin presiding over the dining room.
There are wonderful emblems of communism and propaganda around the ship.
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