Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
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| Native name | Николай Герасимович Кузнецов |
| Birth name | Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov |
| Born |
July 24, 1904 Medvedki, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 6, 1974 (aged 70) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1920–1956 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union |
| Commands held | Soviet Pacific Fleet, Soviet Navy |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish Civil War World War II |
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Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Никола́й Гера́симович Кузнецо́в; July 24, 1904 – December 6, 1974) was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union and served as People's Commissar of the Navy during The Second World War. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is named in his honor.
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was born into a peasant family of Serbian descent in the village of Medvedki in the Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
In 1919, Kuznetsov joined the Northern Dvina Naval Flotilla, after adding two years to his age in order to be eligible to serve. In 1920 he was stationed at Petrograd and in 1924, as a member of a naval unit, he attended the funeral ceremony of Vladimir Lenin. That same year he joined the Bolshevik Party.
Upon graduation from the Frunze Higher Naval School in 1926, Kuznetsov served on the cruiser Chervona Ukraina , first as watch officer and then as First Lieutenant. In 1932 he graduated from the Naval College after studying operational tactics. Upon graduation he was offered one of two options – a desk job with the general staff or a command post on a ship.
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