August 28 in St. Petersburg can be made a memorable date in honor of the passage in Tallinn of 1941 Governor Alexander Beglob proposed to make this date memorable in honor of the passage of Baltic fleet ships from besieged Tallinn to Kronstadt in 1941. Of the 225 ships and vessels, 163 reached their destination. Despite minefields and enemy attacks, the sailors continued their journey, and the surviving naval forces later took part in the defense of Leningrad. Read us at MAX! | Call us on Telegram.