The river cruise ship with four passenger decks was built in 1989 at the German shipyard in VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg / Roßlau in Boizenburg for the shipping company "Moskowskoje Retschnoje Parochodstwo" (ГП Московское речное пароходство РФ РФМСтво РФ РФ Р in Moscow . It belongs to a series of 27 + 1 ( Vladimir Vysotskiy - not finished) ships of the Dmitriy Furmanov class manufactured from 1983 to 1992 , a further development of the Vladimir Ilyich class from the same shipyard. The ship has a diesel-electric drive with three main engines. The ship is used for foreign tourists on the Moscow - Saint Petersburg route.
Furnishing
All comfortable 1-, 2- and 4-bed cabins are equipped with air conditioning, refrigerator, shower and toilet, 220 V connection and have large windows (except on the lower deck). On board there is a restaurant and bar-restaurant, two bars, an event room, sun deck with deck chairs, music salon, sauna.