Poveliteli fregatov - Shigin V.

The era of the sailing fleet in Russia began with the decree of the Boyar Duma on the creation of a regular fleet in 1696 and ended shortly after the end of the Crimean War in the 1960s. This time is usually associated with romance and incredible adventures, discoveries of new lands and desperate boarding. However, behind the external attractive side hides a cruel reality. Every hour brave navigators were waiting for storms and reefs, deadly diseases and merciless enemies. They were called madmen, but they stubbornly directed the forts of their ships to the cherished goal!

What was remarkable about the life of Russian sailors? tells another book by the famous writer and historian of the Russian Navy Vladimir Shigin.