Baltic condotkers. Bulanov K. N.

In the history of Russia there are many wars and conflicts, but in a special place among them-the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. The defeat in it was one of the reasons for the end of such a state as the Russian Empire. But ten years before the Russo-Japanese war there was another conflict, which allowed the Japanese empire to make sure of its own strength. It was the Japanese-Chinese war of 1894-1895 that became a final exam for the nascent army and fleet of the Land of the Rising Sun. However, sometimes one sandstone is enough for the well -established mechanism to fail. And such a grain of sand for the course of history became a simple, if not the average, young man, at the whim of unknown forces, hit at the right time and in the right place. He saved at least one of those people who had considerable chances of changing the course of the future war. No, the rescued was not a member of the August surname, nor a multimillionaire. Not a brilliant scientist or eminent manufacturer. But on the other hand, the captain of the 2nd rank Insish was considered one of the leading artillery specialists of the entire Russian Imperial Fleet. Welcome to the Northern Fleet of the Qing Empire, gentlemen Russian volunteers! And God help you!