River Fleet: History of the River Fleet of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

Abstract to the book "River Fleet. History of the River Fleet of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union" Ivanov A. V.: Everyone loves the navy. But Russia is a river power, and the real fleet of Russia, one of the greatest in the world, is the river fleet. But society hardly notices it. That is, it does not notice the country in which it lives. Russia was turning into Russia, spreading along the rivers. The pioneers went on barges and boats, planks and barges. Peter I turned his state into an empire and built the first canals for the capital, and Catherine II, continuing Peter's work, established navigation rules on them. Then these rules were extended to all the rivers of the Fatherland. Thus, from a motley mass of river vessels, a "regular" fleet was formed. River fleet. This book tells not only about the development of the river fleet, but also about the people who created the river history of Russia. About the internal structure of river life. About its interrelations with politics and culture. About the disasters that shook the country and the river fleet. About amazing projects and fantastic dreams. About the inseparable kinship of the common man and the river steamer. In the end, this book tells about the fate and soul of the nation, because a ship is always both a fate and a soul. Read more…