Without planes and ships: why the military parade was reduced in both capitals. Without planes and ships: why the military parade was reduced in both capitals Parade of warships
"Conducting a parade using military equipment“This is serious money,” says military expert Mikhail Khodarenok. “By the 70th anniversary of the Victory, such spending was justified.” In his opinion, reducing the number of equipment and personnel by 10-15% will not raise serious questions, this time the date is not an anniversary.
"Syrian" weapons
The main place in the sky over the capital on May 9 was occupied by aircraft that distinguished themselves in the Syrian campaign. Su-24 and Su-34 front-line bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft, Su-30 multipurpose fighters flew over Red Square.
The decoration of the air part of the holiday was the latest Su-35 4++ generation fighters, which showed themselves for the first time in Syria. Four such aircraft are still on combat duty at the Khmeimim base in Latakia and escort the remaining bombers during sorties.
Appeared in the sky over Moscow and strategic aviation - aircraft Tu-22, Tu-95 and Tu-160. In Syria, bombers made only 180 sorties (in total, the Russian Aerospace Forces made 9.5 thousand sorties). Nevertheless, the military departments need to show great importance such aircraft in the air grouping, Khodarenok notes.
Separately, attack helicopters that the Russian Armed Forces use in Syria flew by. Ka-52 and Mi-28N appeared in Syria after Vladimir Putin's order to withdraw troops. Since then combat vehicles managed to participate in the attack on Palmyra.
Rookies in the parade
For the first time, foot columns of the newly created Aerospace Forces (VKS) and the National Guard (Rosguard) passed through Red Square. The Aerospace Forces were represented by cadets of the Air Force Academy named after Zhukovsky and Gagarin and the Military Space Academy named after Mozhaisky. Previously, the cadets were part of the separate columns of the Air Force (Air Force) and VVKO (Aerospace Defense Troops). It was from these types of troops that the VKS were formed.
Under the banner of the Russian Guard, the Separate Operational Division of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky (ODON) passed. The unit, along with other parts of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, became part of the National Guard Troops in accordance with the decree of the President of Russia dated April 5, 2016.
Soldiers marched in a separate parade squad. The column included girls from the Military University of the Ministry of Defense and a branch of the Khrulev Military Academy of Material Support - the Volsky Military Institute.
There were few technical innovations at the parade. Armored vehicles "Tiger-M", which have been leading the column of modern armored vehicles for more than five years, appeared with a new combat module "Crossbow-DM". It consists of Kord (12.7 mm) and PKTM (7.62 mm) machine guns, as well as four smoke grenade launchers.
Armored car "Tigr-M" with a new combat module "Arbalet-DM" on Red Square during a military parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic war (Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC)
For the first time, the modernized Il-76MD-90A military transport aircraft participated in the parade. As of May 2016, six such aircraft have been produced, and only two are at the disposal of the Russian military. The cost of one copy is 3.5 billion rubles. It differs from the old versions of the IL-76 in its wing shape, powerful engines, reinforced chassis and improved electronics.
How much is spent
RUB 295.7 million - this is the total amount of tenders announced for holding ceremonial events on Red Square on the occasion of the holiday, follows from the data of the public procurement website. This figure is three times less than similar expenses last year. Then the departments spent 810 million rubles on organizing a military parade and a concert. Despite the overall savings, past tenders cost the Ministry of Defense and the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Directorate for the Operation supreme bodies authorities” (the structure of the Presidential Administration) is even more expensive than a year earlier.
The most expensive item in organizing the parade is the transportation of military personnel, participants in the parade. The initial price of the contract, which the military department was ready to pay this year, is 158.7 million rubles, the final cost of the work is not yet known. The procurement documentation states that the contractor will need to transport no more than 12 thousand people per day and use up to 300 buses for 40 seats, up to 50 minibuses for 16 seats and up to 50 executive and business class cars. The winner of the tender was the company "Financial House".
Last year, the transportation of personnel also became the most expensive item of expenditure for the parade. The winner of the tender, Albatroscargo, had to transport 3,000 more people than this year. But the payment for the contractor's services cost the department almost 32 million rubles. cheaper - 126 million rubles.
Another important column in the cost of the parade is the dispersal of clouds. This year, the cost of meteorological work amounted to 86 million rubles, this is stated in the contract on the public procurement website. The contract for the "meteorological protection of the city" GKU "Ekspertavtodor", subordinated to the department of housing and communal services, concluded on March 22. The company was going to spend the same amount on May 1, 2016.
Last year, a similar service on May 9 cost the government 107 million rubles.
In 2016, the rehearsal at the Alabino training ground near Moscow turned out to be more expensive. FSUE "Russian Broadcasting and Alert Networks" received 3.7 million rubles for the services of dubbing the rehearsal and the parade. Last year, similar work cost 300 thousand rubles. less.
The decoration of Red Square and Vasilyevsky Spusk, the installation and decoration of the stands for the guests of the parade was carried out by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Management for the operation of buildings of the highest authorities." The company developed the design of the square, installed stands for 5100 seats and a VIP stand for 150 seats. In addition, the company decorated the Mausoleum, Execution Ground, the building of the Historical Museum and GUM. At the end of the events, the company dismantles the scenery. The cost of services of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Department for the operation of buildings of higher authorities" - 47.3 million rubles.
The tender was held in the form of a purchase from a single supplier, AFP LLC, as was the case last year. But even here the amount has increased. Last year, the decoration of Red Square and Vasilyevsky Spusk cost the budget 26.1 million rubles.
Additional expenses
When holding the anniversary, the concert became one of the most expensive items in the estimate of the holiday. The concert “Roads of the Great Victory”, which began on Red Square with the passage of bikers from the Night Wolves club, cost the Presidential Administration more than 200 million rubles. Information about such spending this year has not yet been published.
Two contracts for television broadcasting and broadcasting of the parade and concert cost 108 million rubles each in 2015, they went to VGTRK and Channel One.
Souvenirs became another important item of expenditure for the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Then the government spent 43.3 million rubles. for gifts for members of foreign delegations: the parade was attended by about 30 heads of foreign states. Meals for foreign military units that participated in the parade cost 16.3 million rubles. In honor of the anniversary, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia, China, India, Serbia and other countries marched along Red Square. This year, only Nursultan Nazarbayev came to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Victory.
May 9, Victory Day is one of the most important and one of the most beautiful holidays in our country. On this day in 1945, Russian troops won the final victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. In this regard, every year, in almost all cities of our vast Russia, festive celebrations are held. This holiday will not be ignored either, where one of the largest and most beautiful events is held every year.
Program of events for Victory Day in St. Petersburg in 2016 will be rich and will give everyone the opportunity to have a good walk, gain impressions and, of course, honor the memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War, who defended their homeland, sparing no effort and their lives. This holiday is held in honor of those who defended the country from the fascist invaders, who were able to withstand and defeat the Nazis. Therefore, if you are not indifferent to the feat of our soldiers and you have the opportunity to take to the streets of the city, then be sure to visit the events yourself, bring your family, relatives and friends. Street festivities, performances, performances by artists, concerts and, of course, traditional fireworks are waiting for you.
St. Petersburg May 9, 2016 program of events
Lighting the torches on the Rostral Columns – 09:00-12:00
Parade of troops of the St. Petersburg Territorial Garrison of the Western Military District (Palace Square) - 10:00
Parade of warships Baltic Fleet in the waters of the Neva (Embankments of the Neva River) – 10:00
Thematic exhibitions in honor of Victory Day in the Peter and Paul Fortress - from 10-00 to 22-00
Wartime tram parade on Sadovaya Street – 11:30
Watch of memory and guard of honor of members of children's public associations of St. Petersburg (Monument to the heroic defenders of Leningrad, Victory Square)
Festive concert in honor of the 71st anniversary of the Victory (Summer Garden) - 13:00
Festive concert in the Park of Culture and Leisure. I.V. Babushkin - 13:00
Festive concert on St. Isaac's Square — 14:00
"Memory Watch" - a rally of sailors-veterans of the Great Patriotic War who served in the minesweepers (Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after S.M. Kirov, Yelagin Island, a pier near the Middle Nevka) - 14:00
Street festivities on Moscow Square – 15:00
Lighting the torches on the Rostral Columns – 17:00-23:00
Festive program on Palace Square — 18:00
Minute of Silence in memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War on Palace Square - 18:55-19:01
Boat Parade of Victory (Kronverk Strait, English Embankment, Palace Embankment)
Fireworks near the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress – 22:00
Victory Day in our country is always celebrated on a grand scale. One day off, subject to good weather, will give happy hours to Petersburgers for a holiday in the city.
Peter Online has compiled a selection of the most interesting events that will take place in St. Petersburg on May 9th. You will see concerts of military songs and exhibitions, performances and film screenings, parades and the main salute.
Parade of warships
This year, naval equipment will participate on Victory Day. The city administration informs that on this day 10 warships and 3 more search and rescue vessels will pass along the Neva. Spectators of the parade will be able to choose a place from where to watch the action - this is directly from the Palace Square, or from the city's embankments.
Start: 9:00
Place: Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, Universitetskaya Embankment
Victory Parade on Palace Square
The Victory Parade on Palace Square will be held in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the victory. Representatives of various tribal troops, cadets of military schools, musicians of military bands will take part in it. Military equipment will be shown on the square: tanks, self-propelled artillery mounts, armored vehicles, and combat and transport aircraft and helicopters will be demonstrated in the air.
Start: 10:00
Place: Palace Square
Festive concert at the St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy
Festive concerts "To the Victory Day" will be held from May 7 to 9 on the stage of the St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy. The program will include instrumental and vocal numbers from operettas by Soviet and foreign authors - "Wedding in Malinovka", "La Bayadère", "Countess Maritza", "The Merry Widow" and others.
Honored artists of Russia Svetlana Lugova, Olga Lozovaya, Anton Oleinikov, winner of the Golden Mask award Ivan Korytov and many others will perform on stage.
Start: 11:00
Place: St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy
Concert dedicated to Victory Day in Mikhailovsky Garden
By tradition, the program of the holiday will include not only songs of the Great Patriotic War, performances by amateur and professional music and dance groups, but also a chess tournament with a session of the simultaneous game "Victory Strategy".
There will also be a karaoke zone where you can sing your favorite songs of the war years; a master class of the art studio on a military-patriotic theme and a platform for fulfilling the TRP standards. Everyone will be able to take part in various competitions and master classes and see the military-historical retrospective.
Start: 12:00
Place: Mikhailovsky garden, st. Engineering, 4
Action "People's Choir of Victory"
At noon on May 9, a patriotic action "People's Choir of Victory" will take place on the square near the Kazan Cathedral. Anyone can join, regardless of age. Participants of the action will perform songs of the war years - "Smuglyanka", "Dark Night", "We need one victory" and many others.
An open-air photo exhibition will also take place on the square: photographs of besieged Leningrad, as well as photographs of the same places in modern St. Petersburg.
Start: 12:00
Place: square in front of Kazansky cathedral
Special screening of the films "Twenty Days Without War" and "The Old Gun"
On Victory Day, a special screening of the films "Twenty Days Without War" and "The Old Gun" will take place in the cultural space "Leningrad Center". Alexei German's film "Twenty Days Without War" was filmed in 1976 based on the story "From Lopatin's Notes" by Konstantin Simonov. And also the film of the French director Robert Enrico "The Old Gun" is also devoted to the theme of war.
Start: 13:00, 19:30
Place: Cultural space "Leningrad Center"
Festive program "Spring of Victory" 2018
In the park to them. CM. Kirov will host a Solemn program, where everything will begin with a rally "Memory Watch" and continue with a procession of a column of veterans and guests of the park, accompanied by a military brass band. Later, a concert will be held at the Variety Theater, in which St. Petersburg musicians will take part.
Start: 14:00
Place: Central Park of Culture and Leisure. CM. Kirov
Solemn passage of veterans on vintage cars
On a solemn day, you can see the passage of veterans along Nevsky Prospekt, and even on domestic cars from the Second World War. Their path will start from Vosstaniya Square and they will finish on Palace Square.
Start: 14:30
Place: Uprising Square
All-Russian campaign "Immortal Regiment" 2018
After the column of veterans on reto-cars, the foot column "Immortal Regiment" will set off. Anyone can join the column, but you must take a portrait of your hero with you and come to the formation. If there is no photo, you can also make a banner with his name.
Start: 15:00
Place: Palace Square
Screening of the film "Ivan's Childhood" on the big screen
On May 9, at the Avrora cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky's film Ivan's Childhood will be shown. The event was timed to the Victory Day. Main character film - an ordinary boy Ivan, whose childhood fell on the years of the Great Patriotic War. The Nazis deprived him of his mother and younger sister. Obsessed with a thirst for revenge, a 12-year-old child becomes a scout.
Andrei Tarkovsky received several international awards for the film, including the Venetian Golden Lion. In the title role - Nikolai Burlyaev, who later became a famous artist.
Start: 15:30
Place: cinema "Aurora", Nevsky prospect, 60
Festive program on Palace Square
The end point of the festive processions is Palace Square. There will be a big festive concert. Among the speakers will be: the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Western Military District, the concert choir of the Song and Dance Ensemble. AND ABOUT. Dunaevsky City Palace of Youth Creativity, People's Artist of Russia Alexander Rosenbaum, People's Artist of Russia Tamara Gverdtsiteli, People's Artist of Russia, singer Valeria and many others.
Also at the event there will be an exhibition of military equipment and interactive platforms will work.
Start: 17:00
Place: Palace Square
Opening of the "Partisan Village" in Kronstadt
In the Patriot Park in Kronstadt, a partisan village from the times of the Great Patriotic War is being recreated. The “settlement” will appear where the Demidov coastal battery was located during the war years. Visitors will be able to see dugouts, headquarters, a field kitchen and a medical station, an observation tower and much more, recreated from old photographs and memories of veterans.
Place: Patriot Park, Krondshtat
Performance "Girlfriends"
On May 9, the Youth Theater on the Fontanka will show the play "Girlfriends" based on fragments of Svetlana Aleksievich's book "War does not have a woman's face." The plot will show real stories women who during the Second World War fought on an equal footing with men. The director of the play is Marina Odina. Leading actresses of the theater - Zoya Buryak, Ekaterina Dronova, Alexandra Brazhnikova play in the production.
Start: 18:00
Place: Youth Theater on the Fontanka
City holiday "RioRita - the joy of Victory"
On May 9, Ekateringof Park will host traditional dances to the music of the 1930s and 40s. Everyone is invited to take part. Required condition- Come dressed in the pre-war era. For girls, these are colorful fitted dresses, jackets, hats and bright lipstick. And for men - caps and cropped jackets. However, those who came without costumes will also be able to take part in the dances.
In addition, visitors will find treats in the spirit of the era: ice cream, soda and cakes, as well as stands where you can take bright retro photos.
Start: 18:00
Place: Park "Ekateringov", st. Liflyandska, 12
Fireworks on May 9 in St. Petersburg
For the 73rd anniversary of the Great Victory, the salute division of the Northwestern Military District prepared a magnificent spectacle. The bright end of the memorable holiday will be the artillery salute, which will be given at 22:00 near the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Hundreds of bright fireworks will color the sky over St. Petersburg. In addition, the Rostral Columns will be lit twice on this day in St. Petersburg. Torches will burn from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 23:00.
Time: 22:00
Place: Palace Square and Neva river embankment
Despite the fact that 98 million rubles were allocated for the dispersal of clouds in Moscow by May 9, the parade flight of military aircraft on Victory Day was canceled. And in St. Petersburg, without explanation, the naval part of the parade was canceled
Dress rehearsal for the Victory Parade in Moscow (Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS)
Moscow without aviation
The Victory Parade on Red Square this year was held without aviation. The reason, as in the Ministry of Defense, was unsuitable weather in the capital and the region. Later, this is the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov. He emphasized that the order of neither the Supreme Commander-in-Chief nor the Minister of Defense was needed to cancel the air part of the parade. “There are safety conditions due to weather conditions when military aviation cannot perform its tasks,” Peskov said, noting that the cloud cover was almost 150 meters, and aircraft should not fly below 500 meters of cloud cover.
This is enough to land the planes - the airports worked as usual, Roman Vilfand, director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, told RBC. But such weather is not suitable for demonstration flights, he said. “The plane would just go into the clouds, nothing would be visible. If the clouds were of the middle tier - at a height of 3 km, then it would be possible to make those figures that were supposed to be, ”explained the director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.
On March 23, 2017, a tender worth 293.6 million rubles was posted on the public procurement website. for "performance of work on weather protection of Moscow" on May 1, May 9 and June 12. About 98 million rubles. was assigned to ensure a cloudless sky over Moscow on Victory Day. The customer of the work is Expertavtodor, the contractor is the Agency of Atmospheric Technologies. On May 9, RBC was unable to contact her; the company did not answer phone calls.
The impact on clouds, their dehydration by spraying reagents leads to a decrease in the intensity of precipitation, Vilfand noted. “Such operations were carried out, the intensity of precipitation was reduced. But no one set the task of creating a clear sky. This is impossible. Especially under the condition of the synoptic process that was, ”he stated. On the eve of May 8, it was raining and sleet in the capital.
Technically, aircraft could fly over Red Square, pilot says civil aviation Aeroflot, former military pilot Vitaly Sokolovsky. At the moment, the Russian Aerospace Forces have the necessary training and full equipment for flights in any weather conditions, he noted.
Rehearsal for the Victory Parade (Photo: Denis Tyrin / AP)
“There are special devices and systems that allow you to do this. But still, the confidence was 99%,” Sokolovsky said. “With such visibility, one should not forget about 1%, which accounts for disasters and emergency situations.”
Given that the flights were supposed to take place over a densely populated area, the authorities did not take risks and reasonably canceled the air part of the parade, said the head of the flight test complex of the Flight Research Institute. Gromova, Honored Pilot of Russia Boris Barsukov. In order to fly over Red Square, the pilots would have to “break through” the clouds on the descent, he pointed out. “Everything could happen in such conditions, including collisions of aircraft, so they would go in a fairly dense battle formation,” Barsukov said. According to the pilot, on May 9 there were powerful fronts of the cyclone, and the fact that during the parade itself it was possible to ensure the absence of precipitation is already an achievement.
That the aviation part of the Victory Parade in Moscow will be represented by 17 helicopters and 55 aircraft, including the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers, as well as the MiG-31 supersonic fighter-interceptor. A demonstration of Ka-52 attack helicopters was planned, which, according to the head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, Sergei Rudsky, played a decisive role in the second liberation of Palmyra. The performance of the aerobatic team "Russian Knights" was also planned. In conclusion, six Su-25BM attack aircraft were supposed to paint the sky over Red Square in the colors of the Russian tricolor.
At the same time, the cost of aviation kerosene, which would have been spent during the parade, amounted to about 14 million rubles.
Petersburg without ships
In St. Petersburg, the Victory Parade also did not go according to plan - the participation of warships was canceled, Interfax reported. Earlier it was assumed that more than ten ships of the Baltic and Leningrad naval bases of the fleet would take part in the celebrations in the Neva water area. The Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the cancellation of the naval part of the parade in St. Petersburg. RBC is awaiting an official response to its request.
The Petersburg edition of "Fontanka" that the ships of the Baltic Fleet entered the waters of the Neva on May 3, but left it three days later. The reason allegedly was the American destroyer USS Carney, which entered the Gulf of Gdansk, which may carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, the publication claimed. An unnamed Baltic Fleet officer told Fontanka that dispersing ships at sea is a common tactic. navy in the event of a threat of a sudden missile strike.
RBC's source in the Ministry of Defense called this explanation "nonsense". However, when asked why the ships did not appear in St. Petersburg on May 9, the interlocutor found it difficult to answer. “It was decided to return them, and that’s it. Why, I don't know, but it has nothing to do with the American destroyer. We would not transfer all our forces for the sake of one ship, ”he said.
According to Fontanka, the government of St. Petersburg spent about 4 million rubles on the preparation of the naval part of the parade. The money was used to install mooring barrels for ships in the Neva and to pay for extracurricular work of port services for the night placement of ships in the Neva on May 3.
If the decision to cancel the naval parade in St. Petersburg on May 9 was made because of an American destroyer approaching the internal waters of Russia, then most likely “it was the decision of a non-military person,” military expert Vladimir Shcherbakov believes. He also noted that weather conditions could hardly have played a decisive role, since they could only affect the "visual perception of the spectacle."
The editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine, retired colonel Viktor Murakhovsky, also does not believe that the naval part of the parade in St. Petersburg was canceled because of the American destroyer. In his opinion, this may be due to the actions of the Russian armed forces in Syria.
We are talking about the concentration of the ship grouping in the Eastern Mediterranean, admitted Murakhovsky. “This is necessary, first of all, in order to deter provocations aimed at disrupting the process that Russia, Iran and Turkey provide in Syria,” the military expert concluded.
The parade in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held this year in 28 cities of Russia, the Ministry of Defense reported. More than 90 thousand servicemen took part in it. The parade in Moscow was the largest - more than 10 thousand military personnel and 114 units of ground military equipment took part in it. In St. Petersburg, more than four thousand people, 96 units of military equipment and more than 40 aircraft were involved in the celebration.
On May 9, 2018, St. Petersburg, together with the whole country, will celebrate the 73rd anniversary of Victory Day. On this day, residents and guests of the northern capital traditionally expect an extensive festive program, the most striking events of which will be: a parade with the passage of ground equipment, aviation and fleet. There will also be an Immortal Regiment procession, hundreds of other events, and the holiday will end on May 9 with fireworks.
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On May 9, 2018, the entire country will celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Starting from the first May holidays, St. Petersburg will host an extensive program dedicated to this great date.
In 2018, more than 4,500 military personnel, cadets of military schools, as well as troops of the Russian Guard will march in the parade along Palace Square.
Military equipment, wheeled and tracked, will also take part in the parade, including the Sherman tank raised from the bottom of the Barents Sea and restored. Rehearsals of military equipment will take place on April 30, as well as on May 2 and 4.
In 2018, operational-tactical and army aviation will take part in the parade for the second time.
Planes and helicopters of Western military aviation will rise from four points - in Pushkin and Levashovo, Karelia and the Tver region. Helicopters - Mi-26 and Mi-35, Mi-8 and Ka-52 will open the festive flight. Behind them are transport aircraft - An-26, An-12 and Tu-134 with a proud inscription on board "St. Petersburg". Crews must keep heavy vehicles at an extremely low altitude - just 200 meters from the ground.
Then the most spectacular part of the parade will come - fighters: MiGs (29th and 31st), as well as Su-34, Su-27 and Su-35.
What new military equipment will be at the Parade in St. Petersburg
Among the novelties at the parade will be the Tor M2DT and Pantsir-SA anti-aircraft systems, BMPT Terminator tank support combat vehicles, and Typhoon-K protected vehicles with a 4x4 wheel arrangement.
Also at the military parade will be presented modified samples of the T-72 tank, called T-72BZ. In addition to tracked vehicles, modifications of the Kamaz and Ural armored vehicles intended for the National Guard will be presented. They will show new models of equipment for the coast guard system - the Bastion and Val missile systems.
Parade of warships along the Neva
The start of the parade of warships is also scheduled for 10:00.
This year, naval equipment is participating in the parade. The city administration reports that seven warships of the Baltic Fleet will pass along the Neva on that day.
It is planned that the spectators of the parade will be able to choose where to watch the action - directly on the Palace Square, or from the city's embankments. It is better to watch the parade of warships from the Universitetskaya embankment and the Lieutenant Schmidt embankment on Vasilyevsky Island, as well as from the opposite side of the Neva.