Adrian (Andrian) Ivanovich Nepenin (russian: Адриа́н (Андриа́н) Ива́нович Непе́нин; ) was an

Imperial Russian The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The ...

naval officer and activist. As the commander of the Baltic Fleet, he was credited with forming the naval intelligence and communication services in the fleet. He was most notable for his action in

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during the

February Revolution The February Revolution ( rus, Февра́льская револю́ция, r=Fevral'skaya revolyutsiya, p=fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and somet ...

Honours and awards

Domestic

Order of St. Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...

, 3rd class (9.4.1900) * Order_of_Saint_Anna_ribbon_bar

Order of St. Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holst ...

, 3rd class with swords and a bow (28.12.1900) * Order_of_Saint_Vladimir,_ribbon_bar

Order of St. Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

, 4th class with swords and a bow (11.10.1904) * RUS Order of Saint George 4th class ribbon 2000

Order of St. George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

, 1st class (3.9.1905) * RUS_Order_św

Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (19.1.1915) * Order_of_Saint_Anna_ribbon_bar

Order of St. Anna, 1st class with swords (14.3.1916)

Foreign

* : ** Order of the Noble Bukhara ( ru), 2nd class with silver star (1893) * : ** JPN Zuiho-sho 4Class BAR

Order of the Sacred Treasure The is a Japanese order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st, in ascending order of importance), since 2003 it has been awarded in six classes, the lowest ...

, 4th class (1902)

Sources

Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich

Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich. The generals of the First World War
Imperial Russian Navy admirals Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian) Russian military personnel of World War I Russian murder victims 1917 deaths 1871 births People from Velikiye Luki Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Russian nobility Russian military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War {{Russia-mil-bio-stub