To Kronstadt and back. Notes for travelers

30 kilometers from St. Petersburg, in the Finnish Bay of the Baltic Sea, is the island of Kotlin. It is small, its area does not exceed 16 sq. Km.
But the whole world knows about this to a small section of the Russian land. The island of Kotlin is famous for the city erected on its rocky land, the city of Russian sailors and the pride of Russia - Kronstadt. This small city has been covered with great heroic glory for three hundred years. Since the year of its creation, the 1704th, the fortress city of Kronstadt has become the main defender of the northern capital from the attack of enemies from the sea, an indestructible castle, which firmly overwhelmed one of the most important borders of Russia