City Photos News Russia/Novorossiysk

WW2 Monument to the Heroes of the Tsemesskkaya Bay Landing ("Little Land" operation)

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:34:02 +0000

The battle became especially famous because Comrade Brezhnev took part in it as a political officer (komissar), and published a book on the battle. Yet, it was indeed an important - and very bloody - battle, with a small group of Soviet marines landing in the occupied Novorossiysk, and fighting the Nazies for a long period, practically without any outside support. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.718609&lon=37.7833986&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novorossiysk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaya_Zemlya.
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Tsemesskaya Bay

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:10:58 +0000

photo taken during joint exercises of the Border Guards, battle divers, Anty-Terrorist forces and the Extraordinary Situations Resquers * * * The Tsemes Bay (also Tsemess Bay and Novorossiysk Bay; Russian: Tsemesskaya bukhta) is an ice-free bay located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai of Russia. It takes its name from the Tsemes River which flows into the bay. The depth of the sea varies from 21 to 27 meters. The length of the bay is 15 kilometers; its maximum width is 9 kilometers. It is bordered by the Sudzhuk Spit and Cape Doob. Although the navigation is affected by strong autumn and winter bora winds (up to 220 kilometers per hour), the bay was frequented by ancient Greek navigators who established the colony of Bata on the shore. Michael Rostovtzeff explained this by the fact that there are no other decent harbours along the coastline all the way to Batumi. During the Middle Ages, the coast was controlled by the Ghisolfi merchant family of Genoa. Novorossiysk, founded by Russians as a military facility, is the chief port on the bay. Several ships of the Black Sea Fleet were scuttled in the bay to avoid their capture by the Germans in 1918. It was also the scene of several notable shipwrecks, including that of SS Admiral Nakhimov in 1986. Following the establishment of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, the Commercial Seaport of Novorossiysk has emerged as the busiest oil terminal in the Black Sea. The southern portion of the bay, with the minor resort of Kabardinka, is administered from Gelendzhik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsemes_Bay.
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Tsemesskaya Bay (and hotel Novorossiysk in the background)

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:10:58 +0000

Tsemesskaya Bay

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:28:07 +0000

The Tsemes Bay (also Tsemess Bay and Novorossiysk Bay; Russian: Tsemesskaya bukhta) is an ice-free bay located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai of Russia. It takes its name from the Tsemes River which flows into the bay. The depth of the sea varies from 21 to 27 meters. The length of the bay is 15 kilometers; its maximum width is 9 kilometers. It is bordered by the Sudzhuk Spit and Cape Doob. Although the navigation is affected by strong autumn and winter bora winds (up to 220 kilometers per hour), the bay was frequented by ancient Greek navigators who established the colony of Bata on the shore. Michael Rostovtzeff explained this by the fact that there are no other decent harbours along the coastline all the way to Batumi. During the Middle Ages, the coast was controlled by the Ghisolfi merchant family of Genoa. Novorossiysk, founded by Russians as a military facility, is the chief port on the bay. Several ships of the Black Sea Fleet were scuttled in the bay to avoid their capture by the Germans in 1918. It was also the scene of several notable shipwrecks, including that of SS Admiral Nakhimov in 1986. Following the establishment of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, the Commercial Seaport of Novorossiysk has emerged as the busiest oil terminal in the Black Sea. The southern portion of the bay, with the minor resort of Kabardinka, is administered from Gelendzhik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsemes_Bay.
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Museum ship - Former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet artillery-cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov"

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:28:07 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.7211247&lon=37.7821112&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2 Former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet artillery-cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" length: 210m, width: 23m, displacement: 18640t. .
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Monument to WW2 and Seamen's Club

Mon, 22 May 2006 10:54:22 +0000

During the Malaya Zemlya (Little Land) operation, torpedo boats were used not only for attacks but also for landing troops. The Nazies had strong defences, and many boats and barges were sunk even before they could get to the shore... As far as the club is concerned, it is the biggest Seamen's Club in Eurasia; it was sponsored by the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) but unfortunately due to certain hardships it has to lend part of the premises to other organizations. The battle became especially famous because Comrade Brezhnev took part in it as a political officer (komissar), and published a book on the battle. Yet, it was indeed an important - and very bloody - battle, with a small group of Soviet marines landing in the occupied Novorossiysk, and fighting the Nazies for a long period, practically without any outside support. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.718609&lon=37.7833986&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novorossiysk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaya_Zemlya .
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Memorial ship - Former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet artillery-cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov"

Mon, 22 May 2006 10:54:22 +0000

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.7211247&lon=37.7821112&z=16&l=1&m=h&v=2 Former flagship of the Black Sea Fleet artillery-cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" .
Novorossiysk, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.