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The Imperial Russian Navy Paperback – December 18, 2013

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 262 pages
  • Publisher: Uniform Press (December 18, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1906509492
  • ISBN-13: 978-1906509491
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.8 x 11.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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By Brian Viglietti on May 23, 2014
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I did not expect it to be a picture book ONLY, the text must have been originally in Russian and is not well translated, many expressions are hard to understand and also there are several errors in the captions. The title misled me into believing this was a treatise on the development of Russian design for the period, but it turned out to be something else. Too many of the photos are of people rather than of ships. Personally, I do not care for it, but someone else may.
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Nice Coffee Table Book

While the book is full of unique pictures, I was disappointed as I was expecting a more detailed history regarding Russian Ship Design Philosophy, Ship Classes & battle performance, Naval Armaments & other equipment used onboard Russian Ships.
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Not quite what I expected. Lots of photos of people rather than ships. Actually though I found the book interesting and would buy it again. The people and places involved with the Russian Navy are not so well known so the book is an interesting addition to the history of this time period. I found it a good value for the money and enjoyed it very much. The author seems to promise more coverage of ships in a forth coming volume, so that will be worth waiting for.
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This book offers a magnificent collection of photographs about the Imperial Russian Navy. They are well chosen and well reproduced, and give an excellent sense of what that long-lost era and service were like. It is not -- and does not purport to be -- a reference book, like, say, Conways, with technical details about individual ships -- though there are many excellent photos of ships. (My guess is that every significant pre-1914 Russian warship is illustrated.) But one does get a feel for that fleet, its leaders, its ships, and its culture.
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It was not what I expected. I had wanted more pictures of Russian ships but it was still worth it.
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IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY, 1890s-1916
VLADIMIR KRESTJANINOV
UNICORN PRESS, 2014
QUALITY SOFTCOVER, $39.95, 264 PAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS

Despite her vast size, modern Russia wasn't a naval power. Landlocked by ice and surrounded by enemies, whenever Russia did venture into naval warfare it ended in disaster, as it had at the hands of the Japanese in 1905 at Tsushima Straits. Prior to the Russo-Japanese War, the Imperial Russian Navy comprised four fleets: Baltic (with headquarters at Kronstadt), Black Sea (with headquarters at Sevastopol), Caspian, and Pacific (with headquarters at Vladivostok). The catastrophe at Tsushima Straits destroyed much of Imperial Russia's naval capability but the bulk of the Baltic Sea Fleet's capital ships served as the basis for the construction of a new naval force. Under her capable commander, Nikola von Essen, a new training program was implemented to restore morale. While at the same time, a major construction and rearmament program wasn't due for completion until 1917 which left the Navy's role as being largely defensive in nature.

Upon the outbreak of war in August, 1914, the Baltic Fleet was used to protect Petrograd (formally St. Petersburg) along with naval mines. At that time, Russia manufactured the world's best naval mines and laid extensive minefields off their coasts. The Black Sea Fleet enjoyed superiority over the Turkish Navy without suffering any serious losses. Both the Caspian Sea and Pacific Fleets conducted naval patrols but saw no serious naval action during World War I. Limiting the scope of Russian naval operations was her dependence on supplies from abroad.
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Great book highly informative. Well illustrated on a little known subject that was long overdue for investigation. Good for model makers.
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Very good book. Interesting and informative text but what I love most is the photographs - almost none of which I have seen before. Worth every penny.
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