Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
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Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
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| Native name | Евге́ний Ива́нович Алексе́ев |
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May 13, 1843 St Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 27, 1917 (aged 74) Yalta, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy
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| Years of service | 1859-1904 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russo Japanese War |
Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev or Alexeyev (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Алексе́ев (May 23 [O.S. May 11] 1843 – May 27, 1917) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, viceroy of the Russian Far East, and commander-in-chief of Imperial Russian forces at Port Arthur and in Manchuria during the first year of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.
Alexeyev was an illegitimate son of Tsar Alexander II, raised by the family of Lieutenant Ivan Maximovich Alekseyev (1796–1849) in Sevastopol.
At the age of 13, Alexeyev attended the Sea Cadet Corps and completed his training three years later. He was assigned as a midshipman for four years to the screw corvette Varyag, on a world tour. He was commissioned as an ensign in 1867. After serving on numerous ships in the Imperial Russian Navy, he was given his first command in 1878: the cruiser Afrika, which he commanded on a voyage around the world from 1880 to 1883. From 1883 to 1888 Alexeyev served as a naval attaché to France, and was promoted to the rank of captain in 1886. After his return to Russia in 1889, he was given command of the protected cruiser Admiral Kornilov. In 1891, he made another round the world cruise, this time accompanied by the Tsarevich Nicholas (the future Tsar Nicholas II). This was the Eastern journey of Nicholas II.
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