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Arkady Nebolsin
Arkady Konstantinovich Nebolsin was a Russian Rear-Admiral of the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. He was known for taking command of the ''Aurora'' during the Battle of Tsushima after its previous commander, Evgeny Egoriev was killed in action. He was also one of the victims during the after the Abdication of Nicholas II. Military education Nebolsin graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1886 and mine officer classes in 1901 at the hydrographic department of the Nikolaev Naval Academy (1892). In 1901 he graduated from the course of naval sciences at the Nikolaev Naval Academy. In 1886–1889, he circumnavigated the world on the '' Vityaz'' under the command of Admiral Stepan Makarov. In 1888, he took part in hydrographic work in the Sea of Japan within the Peter the Great Gulf. On January 1, 1892, he was promoted to lieutenant. Military career In 1893, as a watchman on the armored cruiser '' Admiral Nakhimov'', he participated in the official visit of the Russian Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
