В.Путин.Выступление на крейсере Москва.

Speech aboard the Guards guided-missile cruiser Moskva on Russian Navy Day July 29, 2001 Sevastopol Выступление на гвардейском ракетном крейсере «Москва» в День Военно-Морского Флота России 29 июля 2001 года Севастополь VLADIMIR PUTIN: Good afternoon, Allow me to congratulate you on Russian Navy Navy Day celebrations are becoming a good tradition in Russia and is symbolic that we are marking Navy Day in Sevastopol, which symbolises the legendary glory, valour and bravery of many generations of Black Sea Fleet sailors. The whole world knows such great admirals as Fyodor Ushakov, Pavel Nakhimov, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Sergei Gorshkov and many other admirals, officers and sailors. They have bequeathed lofty examples of military valour, faith and selfless service to their bow our heads before the unprecedented heroism of Soviet sailors during the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany. Over 350,000 Navy sailors were decorated for bravery and for their heroic e