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The Ushakov Medal is one of the few awards that transferred to the Russian award system from the USSR award system without changes in appearance. On March 2, 1992, by the corresponding Decree of the Presidium of the RF Armed Forces, it was allowed to use the Ushakov medal, which was approved in the USSR in 1944, to award Russian citizens. This medal was designed by the famous Soviet architect M. A. Shepilevsky. On March 2, 1994, on the basis of a presidential decree, the medal was re-established in the Russian award system with some changes in its statute.
According to the statute of the award, the Ushakov Medal can be awarded to military personnel of the Russian Navy, as well as maritime guards of the border service of the FSB of Russia for courage and personal courage that were demonstrated in defending the country and state interests of the Russian Federation in maritime theaters of military operations, in protecting the state border of the Russian Federation, in performing combat missions by units and ships of the Navy and maritime security authorities of the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation, during combat duty and combat service, during maneuvers and exercises, while performing military duty in conditions that involve a risk to life, as well as for excellent performance in the sea training and combat training.
Posthumous awarding of the Ushakov medal is not provided, as is the re-awarding of this medal. The medal is worn on the left side of the chest and, if there are other medals of the Russian Federation, is located immediately behind the Suvorov medal. The Ushakov Medal is the only Soviet award that is left in the award system of the Russian Federation without any changes in its appearance at all. There is a funny paradox here. On the obverse of the Soviet award, in the upper part above the portrait of Ushakov, there was a small five-pointed star. In the new description of the medal, already approved in Russia, this asterisk is absent, but all awarded medals have it.
The Ushakov medal is entirely stamped and made entirely of silver. The medal is made in the shape of a circle with a diameter of 36 mm, the thickness of the medal is 2.7 mm. On the front side of the award, in the very center, there is a chest-length image of the famous Russian admiral F. F. Ushakov. Along the circumference, the image of Ushakov is framed by convex dots. Above the image there is the inscription “ADMIRAL USHAKOV” (all letters are capitalized), under the image of the admiral there are laurel branches, which are fastened with a crossing ribbon. On the reverse side there is an anchor, the height of which is 49 mm; the serial number of the medal is also affixed here, which is placed to the right of the anchor.
Through the ring, which is located in the anchor bracket, the award is connected to a standard pentagonal block. This block is covered with a blue moire silk ribbon 24 mm wide. Along the edges of the ribbon there are two stripes - white and blue. The width of the white stripe is 2 mm, the blue stripe is 1.5 mm. Moreover, the medal has a unique decorative element. A silver V-shaped miniature anchor chain is placed on top of the strip on the block. Two ends of this silver chain are attached to the rings in the upper corners of the block, and one - to the eye of the lower part of the block. On special occasions and when wearing the award every day, you can use its miniature copy, the diameter of which is 16 mm.
Although this medal should be awarded to military personnel of the Russian Navy and Border Guard Service, there are also foreign citizens among those awarded this medal. However, the possibility of awarding foreigners is not specified in the statute. In total, about one hundred foreign citizens, including those from Great Britain, received the Ushakov medal. All of them were awarded for the events of World War II, as participants in the famous polar convoys. At the same time, to award the Ushakov Medal to British citizens, special permission from the government of this country was required, since British laws prohibit receiving foreign awards for actions that have already been awarded by the United Kingdom.
The first award of the Ushakov Medal in the Russian Federation took place on July 7, 1992. On this day, this award was given to 996 veterans - graduates of the Solovetsky School of Young Men of the Navy of the Soviet Union. The first award of the award, newly established in 1994, took place on April 11, 1994, when 23 veterans of the Great Patriotic War also received the medal. The last currently known awarding of the Ushakov medal was made on January 14, 2014. The medal was awarded to Maxim Zherbinko, captain 2nd rank, commander of the large landing ship "Alexander Shabalin", which is part of the Russian Baltic Fleet. Maxim Zherbinko received this state award for a successful military campaign lasting more than a year - 392 days.
In total, more than 3.5 thousand awards of this military medal were made in Russia. The medal was mainly awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, participants in special operations or military campaigns. The relatively small number of awards is explained by the fact that the Russian fleet has not conducted any active combat operations in the naval theater of operations since the Great Patriotic War. And this is the very case when it is for the better. Unfortunately, for the medal of the same series, which is intended for awarding soldiers and officers of the ground forces - the Suvorov medal, in modern Russian
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Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (nee Faina Girshevna Feldman)
Soviet actress. Born in Taganrog. Father - merchant of the 2nd guild Girsh Feldman. Mother, Milka Rafailovna (Zagovailova) is a fan of literature and art, a passionate admirer of A.P. Chekhov. From her, apparently, Faina inherited sensitivity, artistry, and a love of poetry, music, and theater. At the age of 14, Faina's passion for theater began. The first visits to the city theater left indelible impressions in the soul of the teenage girl, but she experienced a real shock in 1913, when she attended the play “The Cherry Orchard” by A.P. Chekhov on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater, where the stars of those years played. Under the influence of this play, the pseudonym “Ranevskaya” appeared. Faina Grigorievna studied at a private theater school. She considered Pavel Wulf, who would accept the largest enterprises - the “provincial Komissarzhevskaya”, as her teacher. She began her stage activities in 1915 at the Malakhovsky Dacha Theater (near Moscow). Then she played in Kerch, Rostov-on-Don, in the traveling “First Soviet Theater” in Crimea, Baku, Smolensk and other cities. She settled in Moscow in 1931, having already played dozens of roles. Ranevskaya’s first stage successes were associated with her performances in sharp-character roles: Charlotte (“The Cherry Orchard” by A. Chekhov), Zmeyukina and Merchutkina (“Wedding”, “Anniversary” by A. Chekhov), Gulyachkina (“Mandate” by N. Erdman), Dunka ( “Yarovaya Love” by K. Trenev). Since 1931, F. Ranevskaya has been an actress at the Moscow Chamber Theater, and since 1933 at the Central Theater of the Red Army. In 1934 she began acting in films, and she immediately became widely known. Ranevskaya was equally successful in satirical, everyday, grotesque and dramatic images. Natural talent, incredible work ethic and dedication to art helped her become one of the most beloved actresses by viewers. Ranevskaya's talent was most fully revealed in the role of Vassa Zheleznova (1936) in the play based on the play of the same name by M. Gorky. The image of Vassa acquired both a tragic and satirical sound in her performance, and was distinguished by the depth and completeness of its psychological and social characteristics. In 1943-1949, Faina Ranevskaya worked at the Drama Theater (now the Mayakovsky Theater), where she played the role of Birdie in Lillian Helman's play “Little Chanterelles” (1945) with great success. In 1949-1955, Ranevskaya worked at the Mossovet Theater, and since 1955 she has been an actress at the Moscow Pushkin Theater. In 1963, Ranevskaya returned to the Mossovet Theater, where in 1966 she played the title role in the play by J. Patrick's The Strange Mrs. Savage. For thirteen years, Ranevskaya played the role of Lucy Cooper in the play “Next - Silence” (based on the play by V. Delmar) with great success. In the same performance, Faina Ranevskaya last appeared on stage on October 24, 1982. Ranevskaya's acting talent combined the fullness of realistic character development with a sharp, sometimes grotesque manner. The actress was fluent in all genres - from tragedy to farce. Faina Grigorievna Ranevskaya is more familiar to the general public from the films “Pyshka”, “Wedding”, “Man in a Case”, “Dream”, “Spring”, “Cinderella”, “Elephant and String”, “Foundling” (starred in her 20s films). Faina Ranevskaya was awarded the USSR State Prize three times. The editorial board of the English encyclopedia "Who is who" ("Who is who") included in the ten most outstanding actresses of the twentieth century (1992).
Faina Georgievna was distinguished in life by her sharp, merciless tongue. “You have to live in such a way that even the bastards remember you,” these are her words.
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Ranevskaya was constantly late for rehearsals, Yu.A. Zavadsky was tired of this, and he asked the actors that if Ranevskaya was late again, then simply not notice her.
Faina Georgievna runs out of breath into the rehearsal:
- Hello!
Everyone is silent.
- Hello!
Nobody pays attention. Then she for the third time:
- Hello!
Same reaction again.
- Oh, there’s no one?! Then I'll go piss.
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Oleg Dahl's favorite story about Ranevskaya:
It is filmed on location. In an open field. But Ranevskaya’s stomach is not good. She retires to a green house somewhere on the horizon. No and no, no and no. They send the dead man several times: has something happened? Ranevskaya responds, reassures, says that she is alive, and again she is not there and not. Finally he appears and majestically says: Lord! Who would have thought that there is so much shit in a person!
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When the film "Foundling" was released, Ranevskaya's popularity, especially among children, reached its apogee. When Faina Georgievna walked down the street, a gang of boys ran after her and shouted: “Mulya! Mulya! Mulya!” Somehow she got very tired of this, she turned around, adjusted her pince-nez and said, grazing:
- Pioneers, go to hell!
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When Ranevskaya was asked why she changed so many theaters in her life, she answered:
- When I was young, I experienced all types of love, except bestiality.
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About her last theater in her life - the Mossovet Theater - she said:
“I have lived with many theaters, but have never experienced pleasure with any of them. Zavadsky’s rehearsals are a mass in chaos.”
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"Starting in a bad movie is like spitting into eternity."
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Faina Grigorievna said about her life: “I, by virtue of the talent given to me, squeaked like a mosquito.” “I spent my entire life swimming in the toilet butterfly style.”
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Already at an advanced age, Faina Georgievna was walking along the street, slipped and fell. Ranevskaya lies on the sidewalk and shouts in her unique voice:
- People! Lift me up! After all, folk artists don’t lie on the road!
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The images created by Ranevskaya are characterized by a combination of high drama and lyricism with comedy, realistic depth with satire and grotesqueness. The actress is fluent in the art of tragicomedy. Winner of the Stalin Prize (1949, 1951). She was awarded 2 orders and medals. Faina Grigorievna Ranevskaya gained legendary popularity, was awarded high titles and awards, and was friends with many outstanding people. She had everything except family and personal happiness: she never became either a wife or a mother. While I had strength, everything was occupied by the theater. Faina Grigorievna appeared on stage for the last time at the age of 86. In 1983, she left the theater, explaining that she was "tired of feigning health." no one knew then that she had the last year of her life left. F.G. Ranevskaya died on July 19, 1984, she was buried in the cemetery of the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow along with her sister Isabella. A memorial plaque was installed on the house in Taganrog where the actress was born in August 1986.
“Character actress? - Osip Naumovich Abdulov was perplexed. - Nonsense! She's a whole troupe. Yes, yes! In the old days, the entrepreneur selected actors based on their roles. So, Faina is a “heroine”, and a “travesty”, and a “grand coquette”, and a “noble father”, and a “hero-lover”, and a “fat”, and a “simpleton”, and a “soubrette”, and “dramatic crone” and “villain.” All roles are in her alone.” Now it’s clear: Ranevskaya is a one-man show. More precisely, a theater man. And the greatest injustice lies in the fact that such a person, in essence, never had “his own theater”, where he could replay to his heart’s content everything his heart desired. Faina Georgievna once sadly told the widow of Bertolt Brecht about this, who, being completely delighted with Manka the Speculator from the play “Storm,” “insistently asked” the actress to play Mother Courage. Y. Zavadsky then assured the playwright that he would certainly stage his play, but he did not keep his promise. Moreover, the ill-fated Manka, this tiny episodic role, entirely improvised by Faina Georgievna and, without exaggeration, became the highlight of the entire performance (“What are you digging?”), the theater management finally decided to “remove” from the historical-revolutionary “Storm” - from out of harm's way. And that’s the real problem with this Ranevskaya: as soon as she left the stage, most of the audience left the auditorium. At times she really made a role out of nothing. “One day a director called me and asked me to film with him,” said the actress. - When asked what the role was, he replied: “Actually, there is no role for you. But I really want to see you in my film. There is a pop in the script, and if you agree to act, I can make him a pop.”<…> This director was a talented, sweet man, Igor Savchenko. I remember how he put a cage of birds in front of me and said: “Well, talk to them, say whatever comes to your mind, improvise.” And I began to address the birds with the words: “My dear fish, you keep jumping and jumping, giving yourself no rest.” Then he led me to the nook where the pigs stood: “Well, now talk to the pigs.” And I say: “Well, my dear children, eat to your health.” Sometimes Ranevskaya’s irrepressible talent felt a little cramped even within the framework of a completely finished image. They wrote about her “Strange Mrs. Savage”: “Ranevskaya was immeasurably taller than her heroine. The whole, enormous personality of a brilliant actress hovers like “God’s spirit” over the play, over the role...” What a blessing that Faina Georgievna, in different years of her life, also plucked from her enormous “tart talent” (A.N. Tolstoy) for the children. a little piece! This is how the funny and touching Lelya appeared from the comedy “Foundling” (“Mulya, don’t make me nervous”), the kind Grandmother from the film “The Elephant and the Rope”, the mischievous and charming Stepmother from Shvartsev’s “Cinderella”... It’s amazing, but also in “Cinderella” the great the actress managed to “get in as a co-author”, adding a number of witty, memorable lines of her own. Needless to say, any seemingly meaningless remark in Ranevskaya’s mouth turned almost into an aphorism. Miss Bok, voiced by her, from the cartoons about Carlson, was completely dispersed into quotes. According to rumors, the actress herself even grumbled in surprise about this: just think, she said a few words in front of the microphone, but the noise, the noise... But it’s really surprising. In the play “Storm” by V. Bill-Belotserkovsky at the State Academic Theater named after Mossovet, F. Ranevskaya played the small role of a speculator in such a way that this image became one of the brightest images of the play (from the collection of the radio fund, recording 1952). And the role of Lucy Cooper performed by F. Ranevskaya on the stage of the same theater in the play “Next - Silence...” (directed by A. Efros) caused a real emotional shock among spectators and listeners - the performance was recorded in 1976 and is stored in the collection of the radio fund. The Radio Foundation also has a recording of scenes from the play “The Last Victim” by A. Ostrovsky. F. Ranevskaya - in the role of Glafira Firsovna. In search of “her own theater,” F. Ranevskaya more than once moved from one Moscow group to another. In the collection of the radio fund there is a recording of the play “The Law of Honor” by A. Stein of the Moscow Drama Theater (now the Moscow Academic Theater named after Vl. Mayakovsky). F. Ranevskaya - in the role of Nina Ivanovna, and scenes from the performance of the Moscow Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin “Trees Die While Standing” by A. Kason. F. Ranevskaya - in the role of Grandmother. The first radio play with the participation of F. Ranevskaya was recorded on the radio in 1946 - “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens, in the role of Miss Trotwood. Cast: V. Sperantova, M. Yanshin, E. Fadeeva, O. Wiklandt and other artists of Moscow theaters. And in the radio play (one-act comedy) “According to Audit” she played a bright, characteristic role of Ryndychka. Other roles: M. Yanshin, N. Gritsenko, O. Wiklandt, A. Kubatsky. The “pearls” of the radio fund’s collection are the radio play “Granny” by F. Dostoevsky (based on the novel “The Player”), in the role of Granny, and the staged story by A. Chekhov “A Defenseless Creature”. Cast: F. Ranevskaya, O. Abdulov, N. Yakushenko. Over the years, F. Ranevskaya recorded on the radio the literary works of N. Leskov, A. Chekhov, V. Ardov. And in the recording of the program on the works and with the participation of A. Barto, she sang two children's songs based on the poems of A. Barto: “At the corner, at the crossroads, they were green, like in a garden” and “I ask you, pioneers, protect the trees.” A recording of F. Ranevskaya’s speech about the beginning of her stage activity in 1915 at the Malakhovsky Dacha Theater near Moscow has been preserved. About the meeting with the wonderful actor Illarion Pevtsov and his influence on the future creative life of the actress. The collection of the radio fund also contains documentary recordings of speeches about F. Ranevskaya - Yu. Zavadsky, D. Zhuravlev, A. Adoskin, G. Bortnikov, A. Batalov, G. Volchek. They remember F. Ranevskaya’s spiritual generosity and charm, her high demands on herself, the roles she played in the theater, on the radio and in the cinema.
By the Decree of the Presidium of the RF Armed Forces of March 2, 1992, it was allowed to use for awarding Russian citizens Ushakov medal, established in the Soviet Union. Its author was the artist D. L. Diodorov. The award was presented for courage and courage shown at sea in defense of the Motherland in peace and war.
In March 1994, the medal was re-established in the system of awards of the Russian Federation by the President of the Russian Federation, but with some changes in position and appearance. Author of the project Ushakov medals, established in March 1994, is the architect M. A. Shepilevsky.
According to the Regulations, it is awarded to military personnel from among the personnel of units and subunits of the Russian Navy, as well as personnel of the maritime guard of the FSB Border Service. The basis for the award is personal courage and bravery demonstrated in peacetime or wartime in defending the Fatherland and state interests of Russia at sea.
Solid stamped, made of silver, diameter 36 mm, thickness 2.7 mm. In the center on the front side there is a chest-to-chest image of Admiral F. F. Ushakov, framed around the circumference by convex dots. Above the image is the inscription “Admiral Ushakov”. Below, under the image, there are laurel branches fastened with a crisscrossing ribbon. On the reverse side there is an anchor, the height of which is 49 mm. Here, to the right of the anchor, is the award number. Through a ring located in the anchor bracket, the medal is connected to the pentagonal block. The block is covered with silk moire ribbon. The ribbon is blue, with two stripes along the edges - white and blue. The width of the tape is 24 mm, the width of the white strip is 2 mm, the blue strip is 1.5 mm. On top of the tape on the block there is a V-shaped, silver, miniature anchor chain. Two ends of the chain are attached to rings in the upper corners of the block, and one is attached to an eyelet intended for fastening in the lower part of the block.
The rules of wearing include placing the medal on the left side of the chest. If the recipient has other state awards, then it should be located after the honey. Zhukov (according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010). For wearing on clothing, the use of a strap is specified, the height of which is 8 millimeters and the width is 24 millimeters.
For everyday wear and on special occasions, it is possible to use a miniature copy of the medal measuring 16 mm. During the period from 1992 to 1994, about one and a half thousand people were awarded this medal. The first recipients were 996 veterans of the Solovetsky School of Young Men of the USSR Navy. The award ceremony took place in July 1992.
The Ushakov Medal was awarded to sailors and soldiers, foremen and sergeants, midshipmen and warrant officers of the Navy and naval units of the border troops for courage and courage shown both in war and in peacetime.
It is a circle with a diameter of 36 mm, in the middle there is a relief chest-to-chest image of Ushakov, framed around the circumference by convex dots. At the top along the circumference is the inscription “ADMIRAL USHAKOV”, between the words of the inscription there is a five-pointed star. Below are two laurel branches connected by a crossing ribbon. The circle of the medal is placed on an anchor 49 mm high. Using an eyelet and a ring, the medal is connected to a pentagonal block, on top of which a silver anchor chain is attached from the upper corners of the block to the eyelet of the medal. The medal's ribbon is blue moire with white and blue stripes running through it. The width of each white stripe is 2 mm, each blue stripe is 1.5 mm. Tape width 24 mm.
This USSR medal was made of 925 silver. The silver content in the medal is 31.747 g. The total weight of the medal in the absence of the block is 34.65 ± 1.0 g.
The Ushakov medal is worn on the left side of the chest; if there are other USSR medals, it is placed after the medal “For Courage.
The Ushakov Medal is an analogue of the medal for privates and sergeants-seniors of the Navy. There are isolated cases of this medal being awarded to junior naval officers.
The first to receive the Ushakov medal were:
in the Black Sea Fleet - April 20, 1944, midshipmen Gorokhov S.V., Stepanenko V.P. and foreman of the 1st article Shchevbunov V.I.;
in the Northern Fleet - May 26, 1944, petty officer 2nd class Fadeev N.V.;
in the Baltic Fleet - June 26, 1944, senior Red Navy man Afanasyev A.K., foremen 1st class Belyaev N.V., Bychinsky E.A. etc.
On July 17, 1945, the first award to foreigners took place, with five members of the United States Navy receiving the medal.
There are known cases of re-awarding the Ushakov medal. For example, foreman of the 2nd article D. Eremenko became a holder of the Ushakov medal twice. In addition, two Ushakov medals were awarded to Pavel Kuzmich Kladiev, Alexander Pavlovich Fedorenko, Vasily Pavlovich Borisov and Evgeniy Kutyshev.
During World War II, many sailors were awarded both USSR naval medals - Ushakov and. For example, the commander of a boat minesweeper of the 7th division of boat minesweepers of the Baltic Fleet, Hero of the Soviet Union, foreman 1st class Davidenko Grigory Mitrofanovich. Both medals were also received by Alexander Mikhailovich Portnov, who fought on the submarines M-74 and M-102. Later, Portnov was part of the crew of the underwater minelayer L-3, which sank the enemy transport Goya on April 17, 1945 at 23:52, with 6 to 7 thousand people on board (the exact number of those on board remained unknown), the main part - refugees from East Prussia, as well as cadets and wounded Wehrmacht soldiers.
During the Second World War, about 14 thousand sailors were awarded the Ushakov medal.
To award privates and sergeants of the USSR Navy, the Ushakov Medal was created, which in essence turned out to be a naval analogue of the Medal for Courage.
Description of the Ushakov medal
Dimensions 32 mm.
Materials Silver.
Artist Khomich B.M.
Who is it awarded to? sailors, midshipmen and warrant officers of the Navy.
Reasons for the award For demonstrated heroism, courage and bravery in battles with enemies.
Ushakov medal price
Today prices for the Ushakov medal start from:
prefabricated quantity ≈6000 pcs. - 95,000 rub.
one-piece stamped ≈9000 pcs. - 83,000 rub.
Price updated as of 08/23/2019
Recipients of the Ushakov Medal
The award was established on March 3, 1944, at the same time its position, description and charter were approved, changes were made on February 26 and December 16, 1947. Total awarded medal "Ushakov" approximately 16,100 sailors.
Ushakov Medal in the USSR award system
Medal "Ushakov" USSR Navy
The leadership of the fleet wanted to have its own exclusively naval awards, and if the Orders of Ushakov and Nakhimov were created for the officers of the Navy, then similar medals were created to award sailors, midshipmen and warrant officers. At its core, the statute of the Ushakov medal practically repeated the statute of the medal for courage, slightly adapted to naval realities, which gives the right to consider the Ushakov medal a naval analogue of the medal "For Courage". The authors of both the medal and the order of the same name were B.M. Khomich. In the center of the medallion is a portrait of the great naval commander, at the top there is a five-pointed star dividing the inscription “ADMIRAL USHAKOV”, along the lower edge there is a laurel wreath entwined with a ribbon, the medallion is placed on an anchor, the anchor chain of which adorns the pentagonal block.
Description of other awards of the Second World War of the USSR: The Medal "For Victory over Japan" to reward all participants in the battles on the Far Eastern Front and in the Pacific Ocean and the Order of Lenin, the highest award in the USSR.
Admiral Ushakov
Ushakov Fedor Fedorovich 1744 – 1817 was a great Russian naval commander, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, who reorganized the combat tactics of the sailing fleet during the Russian-Turkish War.
Ushakov's career began with training at the Naval Cadet Corps in Kronstadt, from which he graduated fourth in academic performance. In 1770, after graduating from the cadet corps, he moved to Arkhangelsk, where he became the commander of a flat-bottomed sailing vessel guarding the entrance to the Don. In 1771 he was transferred to the frigate "Modon" and in 1776 to the frigate "St. Paul". In 1780, Fyodor Ushakov was appointed commander of the yacht "Standard", which belonged to the emperor himself, but the military officer did not like pleasure sailing and was able to obtain the emperor's permission to transfer to a warship, which became the battleship "Victor".
On August 13, 1787, Türkiye begins a war against the Russian Empire. During the first combat campaign, the squadron is caught in a storm, it loses two ships, and the rest return to Sevastopol in a fairly shabby state. In the second campaign, the squadron encounters clearly superior forces of the Turkish fleet; Rear Admiral Voinovich, frightened by the battle with the Turkish squadron, actually transfers command to Ushakov, who, taking the squadron under his command, wins. For these heroic actions in March 1790, Ushakov was awarded the rank of rear admiral and the position of commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
After this, Rear Admiral Ushakov begins to reorganize the fleet and its tactics in battle. On July 3, 1790, the fleet, under the command of Ushakov, won a victory in the Kerch Strait area; in August of the same year, a victory followed in the area of Tendyra Island. On July 31, 1791, near Cape Kaliakria, Ushakov’s squadron discovered the Turkish fleet standing in the roadstead, and used a non-standard technique to attack it, passing ships between the shore and enemy ships. These bold actions lead to the almost complete destruction of the enemy fleet, the victory of Russia in the Black Sea, and soon the surrender of Turkey.
In 1799, the fleet under the command of Ushakov took part in the capture of a fortress on the island of Corfu, captured by Napoleon's troops. During the fighting on February 18-19, during the battles, it was possible to accomplish the almost impossible; the forces of the fleet captured one of the best French fortresses, while losses on the part of Russia amounted to 36 people killed and 55 wounded. For the French, this battle resulted in 3,000 people captured, among whom were 3 generals, 3 ships including one battleship, a large number of guns and rifles.
The naval medal for courage in battle is named in honor of the great admiral, whose surname became the standard of courage - Ushakov medal was established on March 3, 1944 to award sailors, midshipmen and warrant officers of the USSR Navy.
