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title: Aurora Naval Cruiser
author: Никонико962
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20833/aurora-naval-cruiser/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-08-18
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# Aurora Naval Cruiser

_Authored by Никонико962_

## Image File

[![Aurora Naval Cruiser](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20833.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20833.png)

## Image Caption

The Russian *Aurora* naval cruiser which famously participated in the [Bolshevik Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bolshevik_Revolution/) of November 1917 by firing upon Petrograd's Winter [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/). The ship is seen here anchored in St. Petersburg (formerly Petrograd).

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Никонико962. (2025, August 18). Aurora Naval Cruiser. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20833/aurora-naval-cruiser/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Никонико962. "Aurora Naval Cruiser." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20833/aurora-naval-cruiser/>.

## License & Copyright

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