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Imperial Russian Navy Admirals
This list of Russian admirals includes the admirals of all ranks, serving in the Russian Imperial Navy, the Soviet Navy and the modern Russian Navy. See also the categories :Imperial Russian Navy admirals and :Soviet admirals. Alphabetical list __NOTOC__ A * Pavel Sergeyevich Abankin, Admiral, Head of Naval Academy (1944), Deputy Navy Minister for Shipbuilding and Armaments, Head of the Hydrographic Directorate (1952-1958) *Abdulikhat Abassov, Rear admiral, (1929-1996), Head of Nuclear Submarine Training Center, Chief of Navy Combat Training * Mikhail Leopoldovich Abramov, admiral, commander of the Northern Fleet (2004-2005), chief of staff and first deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy (2005-2009). * Ildar Ferdinandovich Akhmerov, Vice-Admiral, Commander of the Caspian Flotilla (2014-2015), first deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet * Vladimir Antonovich Alafuzov, Admiral, Chief of the Main Navy Staff, Soviet Navy * Vladimir Nikolayevich Alekseyev, Admiral, First Deputy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspian Flotilla
The Caspian Flotilla () is the flotilla of the Russian Navy in the Caspian Sea. Established in November 1722 by the order of Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the Caspian Flotilla is the oldest flotilla in the Russian Navy not operating in a body of water connected to the open ocean. In 1918, the fleet was inherited by the Russian SFSR then the Soviet Union in 1922, where it formed part of the Soviet Navy and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner in 1945. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Caspian Flotilla and most of its vessels were inherited by the Russian Federation. The Caspian Flotilla's headquarters are in Astrakhan, but were historically in Baku (now in Azerbaijan) from 1867 until 1991, with additional facilities in Makhachkala (HQ being moved there) and Kaspiysk. The current commander is Rear Admiral Oleg Zverev. Establishment The Caspian Flotilla (CF) was created in November 1722 in Astrakhan by the order of Peter I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Avakyants
Admiral Sergei Iosifovich Avakyants (, ; b. 6 April 1957) is a Russian retired naval officer and a recipient of the Order of Naval Merit and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR. Biography Early life Avakyants was born on 6 April 1957 in Yerevan, Armenia as the son of an Armenian naval officer and a Russian mother. Education He graduated from Nakhimov Higher Naval School in 1980 and took the Higher Special Officer Classes of the Navy from 1989 to 1991. Seven years later, he graduated from the Kuznetsov Naval Academy. Career He served in the Northern Fleet and commanded the missile and gunnery section of the cruiser '' Admiral Yumashev''. He went on to serve on the missile cruiser ''Admiral of the Fleet Lobov'', later renamed '' Marshal Ustinov''. From 1991 to 1996, he was commanding officer of the same cruiser. By October 1996, he was a deputy commander and in 2001 commanded a missile ship division of the Northern Fleet. From 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)
The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and Caucasus regions and to prevent its rival, the Ottoman Empire, from territorial gains in the region at the expense of declining Safavid Iran. The Russian victory ratified for Safavid Iran's cession of their territories in the North Caucasus, South Caucasus and contemporary northern Iran to Russia, comprising the cities of Derbent (southern Dagestan) and Baku and their nearby surrounding lands, as well as the provinces of Gilan, Shirvan, Mazandaran and Astarabad conform the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723). The territories remained in Russian hands for nine and twelve years, when respectively according to the Treaty of Resht of 1732 and the Treaty of Ganja of 1735 during the reign of Anna Ioannovna, they were returned to Iran. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until being dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution and the declaration of the Russian Republic in 1917. It developed from a smaller force that had existed prior to Tsar Peter the Great's founding of the modern Russian navy during the Azov campaigns (1695–1696), Second Azov campaign in 1696, and expanded in the second half of the 18th century before reaching its peak strength by the early part of the 19th century, behind only the British and French fleets in terms of size. The Imperial Navy drew its officers from the aristocracy of the Empire, who belonged to the state Russian Orthodox Church. Young aristocrats began to be trained for leadership at a national naval boarding school, the Naval Cadet Corps (Russia), Naval Cadet Corps. From 1818 on, only officers of the Imperial Russian Navy were appointed to the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter the Great, Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Electorate of Saxony, Saxony–Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Poland–Lithuania. Frederick IV and Augustus II were defeated by Sweden, under Charles XII, and forced out of the alliance in 1700 and 1706 respectively, but rejoined it in 1709 after the defeat of Charles XII at the Battle of Poltava. George I of Great Britain and the Electorate of Hanover joined the coalition in 1714 for Hanover and in 1717 for Britain, and Frederick William I of Prussia, Frederick William I of Brandenburg-Prussia joined it in 1715. Charles XII led the Swedish army. Swedish allies included Holstein-Gottorp, sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut (; ; Finland Swedish: ''Slaget vid Rilax''; ) took place on 27 July Jul./ 7 August 1714 Greg. during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko (Hangö), Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy. It was the first important victory of the Russian fleet in its history. It is commemorated in Russia as one of the Days of Military Honour. Name of the battle The name ''Gangut'' is a romanization of ''Гангут'', the Russian cyrillization of ''Hangöudd'', the Swedish name for the Hanko Peninsula. Less common names include the ''Battle of Hangö''Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., English translation, Vol. 6 (1975), p. 527, Battle of Hangö ( Finnish: ''Hanko'') and ''Battle of Hangöudd'' (Finnish: ''Hankoniemi''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyodor Apraksin
Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also ''Apraxin''; ; , Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty from 1717 to 1728''GRE'' and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1723. Early shipbuilding activities The Apraksin brothers were launched to prominence after the marriage of their sister Marfa to ''Tsar'' Feodor III of Russia in 1681. Fyodor entered the service of his brother-in-law at the age of 10 as a ''stolnik''. After Feodor's death he served the little ''tsar'' Peter in the same capacity. He took part in military amusements of the young ''tsar'' and helped to build a toy flotilla for him. The playfellowship of the two lads resulted in a lifelong friendship. In 1692 Apraksin was appointed governor of Arkhangelsk, the foremost trade port of Russia at that time, and built ships capable of weathering storms, to the great delight of the ''tsar''. While living th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Fleet
The Baltic Fleet () is the Naval fleet, fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea. Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the Baltic Fleet is the oldest Russian fleet. In 1918, the fleet was inherited by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR which then founded the Soviet Union in 1922, where it was eventually known as the Twice Red Banner(ed) Baltic Fleet as part of the Soviet Navy, as during this period it gained the two awards of the Order of the Red Banner. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Baltic Fleet was inherited by the Russian Federation and reverted to its original name as part of the Russian Navy. The Baltic Fleet is headquartered in Kaliningrad and its main base is in Baltiysk (Pillau), both in Kaliningrad Oblast, while another base is in Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, in the Gulf of Finland. Imperial Russia The Imperial Russian Baltic Fleet was created during the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Andreyev (admiral)
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Andreyev (; – 28 March 1994) was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He served during the Second World War and reached the rank of admiral. Andreyev joined the navy after studying at the M. V. Frunze Naval School, initially serving in the Baltic Fleet. Noticed for his abilities, he was appointed assistant to fleet commander Mikhail Viktorov, before joining the battleship ''Marat'' as a junior navigator. He was dispatched to the Pacific to serve in the newly-consistituted Pacific Fleet, where he rose to be commander of minesweeping brigade. In 1938, he took part in the Battle of Lake Khasan, and after studies at the command faculty of the Voroshilov Naval Academy, was assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. From May 1941 until 1943, Andreyev was chief of staff of the Black Sea Fleet. With the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, he took an active role in developing defensive plans for minelaying, carrying out raids and troop landings, and fire sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Amelko
Nikolai Nikolayevich Amelko (; 22 November 1914 – 27 June 2007) was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He served during the Winter War and the Second World War and reached the rank of admiral. Born in 1914, Amelko grew up in the early years of the Soviet Union. Deciding on a naval career at an early age from time spent around naval units in the port city of Leningrad and its environs, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Naval Institute, M. V. Frunze Higher Naval School and was commissioned an officer on graduation. His career nearly ended in disaster when he was accused of crimes during the Great Purge, but was acquitted. He went on to serve on a training ship of the Baltic Fleet, seeing service during the Winter War, and then during the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War. He had command of a detachment of minesweepers which had been converted to lay smoke screens, seeing action in the Gulf of Finland throughout the war. Decorated and promoted for his service, he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
