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Saturday, 26 November 2011

Russian admiral Bezobrazof in 1904

The French magazine l'Illustration dated 25 June 1904 published a photo with the subtitle that this admiral commanded the cruiser division at Wladiwostok. In fact he was a rear admiral and commander in chief of the first Pacific squadron. His name was also spelled as Pyotr Alexeievitch Besobrasoff and Bezobrazof.