"The training ship" Smolny "of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy in the port of Thessaloniki in Greece," RIA Novosti is quoted as saying.

It is noted that the Consul General of Russia in Thessaloniki Vladimir Maistrenko is on board the ship.

On September 1, this ship also called at the port of Piraeus. 

For educational purposes, the ship "Smolny" takes on board about 30 teachers and 300 cadets.

In February, the Russian sailing ship Kruzenshtern entered the port of the Argentine city of Ushuaia, the southernmost city on Earth.