Vladimir Alekseev (admiral) family name Alexeyev
Biography
Early life
Alekseev was the son of Nikolai Alekseev, a doctor and Bolshevik leader, who received the title Hero of Socialist Labor in 1963 for his contribution to the public health system in Siberia.He became a sailor in the merchant navy when he was 15. In 1933 he joined the Red Navy, and  graduated from the Maritime Academy in 1935 to become a submarine navigator. Afterwards he served as the chief navigation officer of the 3rd flotilla in the Pacific Fleet. In August 1938 he was dismissed and arrested in the Great Purge but rehabilitated in 1939. 
During 1940 he was appointed chief of staff to the armored  flotilla in the Pacific Fleet, and joined the Communist Party in 1941.
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