ROZHDESTVENSKI, ZINOVI PETROVICH

zēnôˈvē pētrôˈvĭch rəzhdyĭstvyĕnˈskē, 1848–1909, Russian admiral. Commander of the Baltic fleet at the time of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–5, he was ordered to take his fleet to East Asia. In the battle of Tsushima (1905), Rozhdestvenski's fleet was destroyed by Admiral Togo's fleet. The Russian defeat led to an armistice with Japan shortly afterward.

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The Russo-japanese War: Primary Causes of Japanese Success
Journal article by Yoji Koda; Naval War College Review, Vol. 58, 2005
Subjects: Armed forces, Japan, Leadership, Military policy, Military strategy, Russia, War
...the form of the Baltic Fleet, under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski-was known to be preparing for its voyage to...the decisive battle between Admirals Togo and Rozhdestvenski, might have been completely different. So it...
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Japanese Naval Transformation and the Battle of Tsushima
Journal article by Darrell H. Zemitis; Military Review, Vol. 84, 2004
Subjects: Japan, Military engagements, Military history, Military strategy, Military technology, Navy-Japan, Russia
...the Japanese Combined Imperial Fleet under Admiral Heihachiro Togo and the Russian Baltic Fleet of Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski. The battle began when the Japanese sighted the Russian fleet traveling from southwest to northeast through...


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Rozhdestvenski, Zinovi Petrovich
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ROZHDESTVENSKI, ZINOVI PETROVICH zeno ve petro vich r zhdyistvyen ske, 1848 1909, Russian admiral. Commander of the Baltic fleet at the time of the Russo-Japanese...


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