Avraamy Aslanbegov

Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov or Aslanbekov (Russian: Аврамий Богданович Асланбегов), (Azerbaijani: İbrahim bəy Aslanbəyov) (22 September [O.S. 10 September] 1822, Baku – 20 December [O.S. 7 December] 1900, Saint Petersburg) was a vice-admiral and military writer of Azerbaijani origin [1] of the Russian Empire.

Avraamy Aslanbegov

Career

A convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity,[2] Aslanbegov graduated with honours from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1837. He started his military career by serving in the Baltic Fleet. After obtaining his officer rank he began serving in the Black Sea Fleet. Aslanbegov participated in the Crimean War of 1854–1856 and fought alongside Pavel Nakhimov during the Siege of Sevastopol. In the late 1850s and the 1860s he continued to serve in the Baltic and the Black Sea, and sailed across the Mediterranean. In the early 1870s he was member of the committee in charge of developing the sea-borne trade. In 1879 Aslanbegov was appointed Commander of the Pacific Ocean Squadron. In 1881 he circumnavigated the globe from the Baltic through North America and Asia-Pacific to the Far East where he served until his retirement in 1882.[3]

gollark: https://xkcd.com/2347/
gollark: If I was making stuff people actually *depended* on in large quantities I would probably want cashmoney, in order to be able to keep it maintained and all.
gollark: Or, well, things which are practical enough that multiple people are likely to use them for serious purposes.
gollark: If I was actually making some sort of useful thing or something which might be a component of some important systems, I might GPLv3 it and try and sell commercial licenses, but... I don't make useful things.
gollark: My stuff is all just shoved under the MIT license because honestly who cares.

References
  1. Алиев Н. А. Военно-морская история Азербайджана. — Баку, 2002, с. 95
  2. Shamistan Nazarli. Karabakh Battles of the 1920s. Azerbaijan National Library. Baku, 2009; p. 125
  3. (in Russian) Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov. Korabel.ru
  • ЦГА ВМФ, ф. 41, 26 ед. хр., 1841-1892.
  • РГВИА (РГАВМФ), ф. 171, 6 ед. хр., 1793-1855.
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