NAKHIMOV Pavel Stepanovich( Russian naval commander, Admiral)
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Biography NAKHIMOV Pavel Stepanovich
(23.VI.1802, small village town Spas-Volzhenskoy parish Viazemsky district of Smolensk province - 30.YI.1855, Sevastopol) Educated in the Sea Cadet Corps, after which (1818) served in the Baltic Fleet. In 1822-25 he. made a circumnavigation on board the frigate "Cruiser". Participated in the Battle of Navarino (1827), in the Russian-Turkish war of 1828-29 he. Since 1834. - The Black Sea Fleet. During the Crimean War of 1853-56 he. defeated the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Sinop 18.HI.1853 city, led the heroic defense of Sevastopol. N. was a recognized authority in various areas of naval affairs, a talented educator sailors successfully continued and developed the tradition of the Russian Navy. In the literature there is a mistaken impression that the homeland H. a former village Volochok Sychevskii County (now Hill-Zhirkovskogo area), renamed in 1952. in Nakhimov. Volochok belonged NM. Nakhimov, godfather of the future admiral. Selco The town has survived. But still visible remnants of ponds, . Park, . orchard, . ditches and planting, . surrounding the manor house, . place "red gate" - the ceremonial entrance to the estate from the highway Belsky, . and place, . where there was a manor house with nadvornmi buildings, . as well as the ruins of the church nearby estates, . where baptized H, . In recent years much has been done to perpetuate the memory of H. (landscaped road from Vyazma to the former Manor Nakhimova in school? 5 g.Vyazmy established corner P.S. Nakhimova event held in his honor, etc.. In early July 1992. in Vyazma a monument to naval commanders.
Lit.: Nakhimov P.S. Documents and Materials. - M., 1954; Tarle EV. Nakhimov .- M., 1950; Zverev B.I. Outstanding Russian naval commander P.S. Nakhimov. - Smolensk, 1955; VD Polikarpov. P.S. Hahimov. - M., 1960.
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