 Kirov was damaged by a German magnetic mine while leaving Kronstadt on 17 October 1945 and was under repair until 20 December 1946 . She was refitted from November 1949 to April 1953 , during which her machinery was completely overhauled and her radars , fire control systems and anti @-@ aircraft guns were replaced by the latest Soviet systems . She participated in fleet maneuvers in the North Sea during January 1956 . She was reclassified as a training cruiser , regularly visiting Poland and East Germany , on 2 August 1961 and sold for scrap on 22 February 1974 . When Kirov was decommissioned , two gun turrets were installed in Saint Petersburg as a monument . 
