On the cruiser "Rurik"
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On the cruiser "Rurik"
39.99 €
In this book, the reader will get acquainted with the naval youth who, in a few years, will have to fight to the death in the Russo-Japanese War, will become an involuntary witness to all the Far Eastern events of the late
19th century, will hear the voice of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Salaminka, will see the Coronation Salute of the squadron in May 1896 and will visit the Chinese impani on the Tiger Tail of Port Arthur in the memorable March of 1898.
Let's get acquainted with the unbridled character of the now popular Kolchak, the same one whom descendants will elevate to the pedestal of symbols of the White struggle and his endless love for someone else's wife, and we will meet with a former symbol - Lieutenant Schmidt...
The reader will learn all this and much more from the diary of Lieutenant Pyotr Nikolaevich Golovnin, who gave his native "Rurik" more than seven years of his life - from 1891 to 1899.
The book is illustrated with unique photographs, including those belonging to the author of the diary.
19th century, will hear the voice of the Queen of the Hellenes Olga Salaminka, will see the Coronation Salute of the squadron in May 1896 and will visit the Chinese impani on the Tiger Tail of Port Arthur in the memorable March of 1898.
Let's get acquainted with the unbridled character of the now popular Kolchak, the same one whom descendants will elevate to the pedestal of symbols of the White struggle and his endless love for someone else's wife, and we will meet with a former symbol - Lieutenant Schmidt...
The reader will learn all this and much more from the diary of Lieutenant Pyotr Nikolaevich Golovnin, who gave his native "Rurik" more than seven years of his life - from 1891 to 1899.
The book is illustrated with unique photographs, including those belonging to the author of the diary.
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