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The fleet reflected the empire it served. The centuries-old dynasty that expanded its rule with an iron fist continually fell back on its own hubris, believing its decisions like a cloak of Catholic papal infallibility and that its enemies were incapable of mounting any serious challenge. The Romanov dynasty, and its courtiers, ignored the factors that enabled their primacy, unable to foresee their own demise within a decade; and it was with this aura of invincibility that the Baltic Fleet was ordered on its months-long journey to the Far East. But that aura wore off quickly and gave way to the relentless cold, penetrating rain as the fleet got underway, foreshadowing the hail of Japanese shells that would ultimately devastate them. As one Russian officer wrote a year later, “surely this was no day to inspire hope in the hopeless…and a hopeless band it was.” (White, p. ) The eventual battle in the straits of Tsushima, as with earlier engagements between the two powers during the Russo-Japanese War, reflected the works of Admiral Stepan Makarov. Japanese adoption of his concepts led to its victory; Russ
Admiral Makarov. The genius of the Russian fleet
Stepan Osipovich Makarov was a hereditary naval officer. His father, Osip Fedorovich Makarova (), served in Nikolayev, and then in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur. Stepan Osipovich was born in in Nikolayev and, like his father, chose a career as a naval officer. In , Stepan Makarov graduated from the Naval School in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, where they trained personnel for the Corps of Naval Navigators.
After graduating from the school, the year-old non-commissioned officer was assigned to the corvette Varyag, commanded by Captain 2nd Rank Robert Aleksandrovich Lund, an outstanding person, navigator and participant in a round-the-world voyage. The commander spoke of the young Makarov as a very promising sailor who demonstrated excellent success in the art of seamanship. Makarov served on corvettes for two years - first on the corvette Varyag, then o
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Stepan Osipovich Makarov (8 January [O.S. 27 December] – 13 April [O.S. 31 March] ) was a Russian vice-admiral, a highly accomplished and decorated commander of the Imperial Russian Navy, an oceanographer, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. Makarov also designed a small number of ships. The town of Shiritoru on Sakhalin island, was renamed Makarov in in his honor.
Stepan Makarov was born in Nikolaev (now Mykolayiv, Ukraine) in a family of a fleet praporshchik (an auxiliary officer). His family moved to Nikolayevsk na Amure in and Makarov attended school there. In , he joined the Imperial Russian Navy where he served as a cadet aboard a clipper of the Russian Pacific Fleet. In he took part in the voyage of the corvette Askold from Vladivostok to Kronstadt via the Cape of Good Hope. Makarov served with the Baltic Fleet between and serving as flag captain under Admiral Andrei Popov. He transferred to the Black Sea Fleet in
In , Makarov invented a design for a collision mat, to seal holes in a ship's hull. The invention was displayed at the Vienna World'
Stepan Makarov
| Admiral, scientist, patriot Date of Birth: Country: Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Intellectual Curiosity and Recognition
- The "Rusalka" and Makarov's Innovations
- The Russo-Turkish War and Naval Innovations
- Post-War Career and Scientific Contributions
- Service in the Mediterranean and Far East
- Arctic Exploration and the "Ermak" Icebreaker
- The Russo-Japanese War and Makarov's Tragic Death
Early Life and Education
Stepan Osipovich Makarov was born on December 27, (January 8, , by the modern calendar) in the city of Nikolayev, into a humble family with many siblings. His father was a warrant officer in the navy, his mother the daughter of a retired non-commissioned officer, and his godfather an officer in the navy. This naval lineage seemed to foreshadow Stepan's future as a seafarer.
At nine, Makarov's father was transferred to serve in the Far East, in Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. There, he found a place for his youngest son at the Naval Navigation School. The school's instructors received no payment for their work, which reflected in the quality of their teaching. While the other cadets, mostly from well-to-do families, were indiffe
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