Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin
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For the Revolutionary please see Nikolai Sablin
Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin (1880–1937) was an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy
Sablin was born into a naval family in Mykolaiv
. His father was Vice Admiral
Pavel Sablin and his brother was Admiral Mikhail Sablin
Sablin graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps
in 1898 and fought in the suppression of the Boxer rebellion
in China in 1899-1900. During the Russo Japanese War Sablin was an officer on the cruiser Almaz
. From 1906 to 1914 he served on the Imperial Yacht Standart, eventually acting as her commander. In 1914 he became the naval Aide de camp to Czar Nicholas II and later in world war I commanded a battalion of the Russian Guard. He was dismissed from service after the February Revolution
and joined the White Russian forces in Ukraine and South Russia.
Sablin was evacuated from Odessa in 1920 and subsequently lived in Constantinople, Berlin and Paris. He was a prominent member of Russian Exile organisations. Before his death he wrote his memoirs together with Roman Borisovich Gul
detailing his experiences with the Russian Imperial family. Sablin died in Paris
and is buried in the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Nikolai Sablin
For the Naval officer please see Nikolai Pavlovich SablinNikolai Alekseyevich Sablin , was the son of a petty landowner, was born in 1849 or 1850 . While at Moscow University he became involved in revolutionary politics as a member of the Narodnaya Volya or People's Will.Sablin went to Zurich in...
Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin (1880–1937) was an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
Sablin was born into a naval family in Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv , also known as Nikolayev , is a city in southern Ukraine, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv is the main ship building center of the Black Sea, and, arguably, the whole Eastern Europe.-Name of city:...
. His father was Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Pavel Sablin and his brother was Admiral Mikhail Sablin
Mikhail Sablin
Mikhail Pavlovich Sablin , was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, the first independent Ukrainian Navy and a member of the White Russian Movement.-Biography:...
Sablin graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps
Sea Cadet Corps (Russia)
The Sea Cadet Corps , occasionally translated as the Marine Cadet Corps or the Naval Cadet Corps, is an educational establishment for training Naval officers for the Russian Navy in Saint Petersburg.It is the oldest existing high school in Russia.-History:...
in 1898 and fought in the suppression of the Boxer rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...
in China in 1899-1900. During the Russo Japanese War Sablin was an officer on the cruiser Almaz
Russian cruiser Almaz
Almaz was a 2nd-class cruiser in the Imperial Russian Navy, built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as a yacht for Viceroy Alexeev, the naval minister of the Russian Empire. - Service history:...
. From 1906 to 1914 he served on the Imperial Yacht Standart, eventually acting as her commander. In 1914 he became the naval Aide de camp to Czar Nicholas II and later in world war I commanded a battalion of the Russian Guard. He was dismissed from service after the February Revolution
February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
and joined the White Russian forces in Ukraine and South Russia.
Sablin was evacuated from Odessa in 1920 and subsequently lived in Constantinople, Berlin and Paris. He was a prominent member of Russian Exile organisations. Before his death he wrote his memoirs together with Roman Borisovich Gul
Roman Borisovich Gul
Roman Borisovich Gul was a Russian émigré writer who was prominent in the White Movement.-Biography:...
detailing his experiences with the Russian Imperial family. Sablin died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and is buried in the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Cemetery, specifically the one known as Cimetière de Liers, as there are two cemeteries in the city, is a Russian Orthodox cemetery, located on Rue Léo Lagrange in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, département Essonne, France....