Lazar Serebryakov

Lazar Serebryakov
Native name Ղազար Արծաթագործեան
Born Ghazar Artsatagortsian
1795 (1795)
Died 1862 (aged 66–67)
Occupation Naval officer

Lazar Serebryakov, or by his birth name Ghazar Artsatagortsian (Armenian: Ղազար Արծաթագործեան), born in 1795 was a Russian Navy Admiral of Armenian descent. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, serving in the Black Sea and Baltic fleets, commanding battleships. In 1838, he laid the foundation of the city of Novorossiysk. He also held top command positions during the Crimean war (1853–1856). He died in 1862.

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