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Nikolai Bukhvostov
Nikolai Mikhailovich Bukhvostov was a Russian Captain 1st Rank and war hero of the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the ''Russian battleship Imperator Aleksandr III (1901), Imperator Aleksandr III'' throughout the war before ultimately being killed during the sinking of the ship at the Battle of Tsushima. Biography Born as the son of Mikhail Vasilievich Bukhvostov and Pavel Ivanovna Bukhvostova, Nikolai was a descendant of Sergei Bukhvostov (1659-1728) who was known as the "First Russian Soldier". On September 12, 1873, he was admitted into the Naval Cadet Corps (Russia), Naval Cadet Corps before entering into active service on May 1, 1874. He was promoted to ''Gardemarin'' on April 30, 1877, before being assigned to the 4th Naval Crew on May 20, 1877, and promoted to ''Michman'' on August 20, 1878. On November 30, 1878, he was seconded to the Guards Naval Crew and transferred to it by November 26, 1879. He was finally given command of the ''Russian destroyer Halibut, Halibut'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novorzhevsky District
Novorzhevsky District (russian: Новорже́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Porkhovsky District in the north, Dedovichsky District in the northeast, Bezhanitsky District in the east, Opochetsky District in the south, Pushkinogorsky District in the west, and with Ostrovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Novorzhev. Population: 12,217 ( 2002 Census); The population of Novorzhev accounts for 39.6% of the district's total population. Geography The district lies in the basin of the Velikaya River and thus of the Narva River. The rivers in the northern and the central parts of the district drain into the Sorot River, a right tributary of the Velikaya, and into its main tributary, the Lsta River. Some areas in the south of the district belong t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
