Zosima Shashkov (ship) explained
The
Zosima Shashkov (
ru|Зосима Шашков) is a
Dmitriy Furmanov-class (302, BiFa129M)
Soviet/Russian river
cruise ship, cruising in the
Volga –
Neva basin between Russian old and new
capitals:
Moscow and
Saint Petersburg. The ship was built by
VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in
Boizenburg,
East Germany, and entered service in 1986. She was refurbished in 2012.
Zosima Shashkov is currently operated by
Vodohod, a Russian river cruise line, and her home port is
Nizhny Novgorod. The ship is named after the Bolshevik commissar and
minister of the Sea and River Fleet of the
USSR Zosima Alekseyevich Shashkov.
[1] Features
The ship has one restaurant with panoramic views, night club-restaurant, three bars: Piano Bar, Coffee Bar and Conference Bar, sauna, solarium and onboard boutique.[2]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5631156 The Norwegian-Finnish reindeer fence
- Web site: Motorship Zosima Shashkov . Bestrussiancruises.com . 2013-11-14.
