The illustration comes from a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky titled "The Roads Kronstadt".
Is it a place or a vessel or both?
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“Sea fortress Kronshadt was founded by Peter I in 1703 for protection S. Petersburg from sea. Kronshadt was the main base of Russian baltic Fleet were preparing fleet, was formedd Navy, equiped geographical sea expedition”
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Kronstadt 1840
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