Almost 700 Russian caretakers of lighthouses in different parts of the country will meet the New year in the workplace.

Workers "Stirsudden" usually rise to the top of the lighthouse alone. The top offers a panorama of the Gulf of Finland. Four lighthouse beam through the Fresnel lens scatter every 15 seconds in all directions. A rare ship comes in December in the Baltic sea. But in the manual on lighthouse service stated that flash light should be visible always. New year's eve is no exception. In the New year of the trees will gather all 4 of the employees "Stirsudden"

"Stirsudden" - translated from Swedish means "pointing the toe". The lighthouse was built in the late nineteenth century, but during the war it was destroyed. Now the way across the Strait light lighthouse, built in 1954. Only in the Baltic, the Black sea, the Caspian sea and the Pacific ocean, the Russian Navy beacon 140 with the crews. New year in the rays indicating light will welcome nearly 700 people.
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