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Russia Marks Navy Day

Aug 01, 2016 - 11:16 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Aurora cruiser, a symbol of Bolshevik revolution in 1917 year, which had returned to its dock in St. Petersburg after big repairs, during a celebration for Russian Navy Day in St.Petersburg. Kremlin Press Service

Aurora cruiser, a symbol of Bolshevik revolution in 1917 year, which had returned to its dock in St. Petersburg after big repairs, during a celebration for Russian Navy Day in St.Petersburg. Kremlin Press Service

Kremlin Press Service

Seagulls fly as warships fire anti-missile ordnance during the Navy Day celebration in the far eastern port of Vladivostok. Yuri Maltsev / Reuters

Seagulls sit on a rope of a tied missile cruiser in the far eastern port of Vladivostok. Yuri Maltsev / Reuters

Russian marines parade during the Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol, Crimea. Pavel Rebrov / Reuters

Amphibious vehicles drive in formation as the large landing ship Caesar Kunikov fires missiles during the Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol, Crimea. Pavel Rebrov / Reuters

Russia's Mariinsky Theater orchestra and its conductor Valery Gergiev perform on a deck of the missile cruiser Varyag during the Navy Day celebration in the far eastern port of Vladivostok. Yuri Maltsev / Reuters

Russia's Navy Day is a national holiday that normally takes place on the last Sunday of July 31, 2016.

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