Avraamy Aslanbegov

Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov or Aslanbekov (Russian: Аврамий Богданович Асланбегов; 22 September [O.S.

7 December] 1900, Saint Petersburg) was a vice-admiral and military writer of the Russian Empire of Kabardian origin.

[1] A convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity,[2] Aslanbegov graduated with honours from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1837.

Aslanbegov participated in the Crimean War of 1854–1856 and fought alongside Pavel Nakhimov during the Siege of Sevastopol.

In 1881 he circumnavigated the globe from the Baltic through North America and Asia-Pacific to the Far East where he served until his retirement in 1882.