With the "Aurora" gone past Navy

On August 1, 2012 the cruiser "Aurora" has lost the status of a warship β„–1 Navy of Russia, and early this morning he left the Navy last three seconded conscripts remained in the cruiser at the request of civilian personnel, who would not let the military, fearing that alone will not be able to maintain the ship in good condition.

On board the "Aurora" is now 8 people remain civil - employees of the Central Naval Museum, which is in charge cruiser passed the Leningrad naval base the order of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on 26 December 2010.

Baltic news agency reported that in last September to cancel the order members of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg appealed to the President of the Russian Federation supported the text of the appeal 41 deputies.

Today, for the first time in the history of battle cruiser over it was not raised flag of St. Andrew.

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