About Stepan Makarov
Stepan Osipovich Makarov was a Russian vice-admiral, commander in the Imperial Russian Navy, oceanographer, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and author of several books. He was a pioneer of insubmersibility theory, and developer of a Cyrillic-based semaphore alphabet. A proponent of icebreaker use, he supervised the first polar icebreaker construction. Makarov also designed several ships.
Notable works:
Le "Vitiaz" et l'Océan Pacifique
Awards:
Gold Sword for Bravery|Order of St. George, 4th class|Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class|Lütke gold medal|Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class|Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class|Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
