A.Benke - The Kronstadt Naval Assembly 1802-1902 - 1902

The Kronstadt Naval Assembly was a closed, elite club where Baltic Fleet officers spent their leisure time off duty. February 6, 1802In Kronstadt, at the request of a small circle of members of the naval society and with the highest permission, an institution was opened, which at first bore the official name of the Kronstadt Noble Assembly and was calledlater the Kronstadt Naval Assembly, which is the oldest public institution of its kind in Russia. It arose from the Kronstadt Naval Club.

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