Russia on the Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea became the cradle of European civilization. In the times of antiquity and the early Middle Ages, dominance was associated with ownership of the whole world. The interests of the Russian state demanded the constant presence of our fleet on the Mediterranean Forse. Since the time of Catherine the Great, all, without exception, are kings, and in Soviet times and the Secretary Generals, warships have been sent there. The Russian fleet not only won the weight of the battle, but in 240 years only one ship lost on Mediterranean, and even then not in battle, but on enemy mines. Without exaggeration, we can say that, if there were no Russian fleet, the political map of the Mediterranean would be completely
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The author in a popular form tells about the campaigns of Russian admirals, the brave Russian corsars, the secret bases of our fleet and that the main opponent of our squadron was not the Turks, but its own rulers and diplomats