Lev Yakovlevich Kulchitsky (, ) was a

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of the

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and member of the Imperial Admiralty Council, the supreme administrative body of the Imperial Navy. Kulchitsky also served as the 13th mayor of

Taganrog Taganrog (, ) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don (river), Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population: Located at the site of a ...

, a

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city located in southwest Russia, within the

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Biography

Graduated from Cadet Corps in 1831. Served in the

Black Sea Fleet The Black Sea Fleet () is the Naval fleet, fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea Fleet, along with other Russian ground and air forces on the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula, are subordin ...

, promoted to captain-lieutenant in 1849, captain second rank since 1855, captain first rank since 1858, rear-admiral since 1866. During

Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...

Lev Kulchitskiy commanded the paddle frigate ''Gromonosets''. In 1860 he was appointed chairman of the military trial at Nikolaev port. In 1863 appointed chief of the Konstantinovskaya Navy Station in

Tsemes Bay The Tsemes Bay (also ''Tsemess Bay'' and ''Novorossiysk Bay''; Russian: Цемесская бухта, ''Tsemesskaya bukhta'') is an ice-free bay located on the north-eastern coast of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai of Russia. It takes its name ...

. Kulchitsky served as

Governor of Taganrog The Governor of Taganrog () was the head of the Taganrog ''borough'' or ''governorate'' (incorporated municipality with privileges given by royal charter), between October 8, 1802 and May 19, 1887. Taganrog was also the center of uezd (including ...

from 1868 to 1873. After his death he was interred in the crypt of The All-Saints Church in Taganrog at the

Taganrog Old Cemetery The Taganrog Old Cemetery () is a historic cemetery on the outskirts of Taganrog's historical downtown district that was closed for new burials in 1971. History The cemetery was officially established in 1809 as a Christian cemetery, although th ...

Awards

Order of St. George The Order of Saint George () is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. It was originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire for commiss ...

of 4th degree

External links and references

* ''History of Taganrog'' by Pavel Filevskiy, Moscow; 1898. * ''Taganrog Encyclopedia'', Taganrog, 2002. Imperial Russian Navy admirals Governors of Taganrog 1813 births 1873 deaths Naval Cadet Corps alumni {{Russia-noble-stub