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Memoirs of a navy minister

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The memoirs of Ivan Konstantinovich Grigorovich (1853-1930), the last naval minister of the Russian Empire, consist of two parts. The first describes his life before he became the naval minister, the second - his life and work as minister, 1909-1917. Grigorovich narrates: his effort to reconstitute the Russian navy and its organizational structure in the period before and during WWI; the political situation inside and outside the country which affected the shipbuilding industry; Russian strategic interests related to her navy, and more. Commentary and notes, bibliography, appendices, indices of names and ships. Photographs of the best known Russian ships of that period.