Bob

I had a similar experience but more friendly. Drove in 2000 by car from Netherlands to St Petersburg (then on to Moscow, and Minsk and back). Around St Petersburg, Kronstadt, there's a naval base... drove straight onto the base and the pier and had about 15 submarines docked there... what else to do than take pictures? Nobody saw it. Spent 15 minutes photographing, and drove off the base again like a happy camper

Equally nice: the world famous Minsk Tractor Factory (Order of Lenin + October Revolution on the "front door") Pics of Brest Fortress tomorrow.

Nice monument (order of victory!) in central Minsk

ANd some of the stuff standing outside Tomorrow some more pics - from Brest

wall of fame... now what's behind the closed door?

ribbon bar with some interesting details...

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Lots of supporting material on this one

Something a bit larger

A "smaller" group....

heavy metal

Close up

ANother great group

Translation? Wasn't the only visitor... approximately 4 other people in the building as well:)

Great "member of parliament" group

Building just went on and on...

Close up... what Soviet award does the guy NOT have?

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Now that's what I call a documented set...

Put some faces behind history

Looks like a pic from collectrussia:)

Machine gun on sled - nice