Can you sail between the baltic sea and the Black Sea?

Answer 1

From what I undersood during the 1000-1100s, the vikings were able to access kiev and areas near nizhni novgorod and eventually saint petersburg, I read somewhere in a russian textbook a long time ago

Answer 2

Ships leaving the Black Sea on the way to the Mediterranean Sea first go through the Bosporus Strait, then through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles Strait, then south through the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Crete. From the Sea of Crete they enter the Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea serves as a primary highway for the transport of energy to Europe from Russia and western Asia.

Answer 3

By way of the Istanbul Straits. http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=43.598940~39.727449&lvl=6&dir=0&sty=b&q=Sochi%2C%20Russia&form=hphot4

Answer 4

Ships get from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosphorous Strait, Sea of Marmara, and Aegean Sea.

Answer 5

It would need to go through the Suez Canal.