Question: Facts: - caption: admiral pavel nakhimov - battles: battle battle of sinop siege of sevastopol of navarino russo-turkish war -lrb- dardanelles blockade -rrb- - death date: 12 july 1855 - allegiance: russian empire - commands: corvette of the line '' silistria '' ship brigade of black '' sea fleet chief of fleet division squadron of black sea navarine fleet commander of fleet and port '' frigate '' pallada '' ship - rank: admiral - birth date: 05 july 1802 - serviceyears: 1818 -- 1855 - name: pavel stepanovich nakhimov - branch: russian empire - image: pavel nakhimov.png - death place: sevastopol , taurida governorate , russian empire - birth place: vyazma uyezd , smolensk governorate , russian empire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pavel nakhimov .
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pavel stepanovich nakhimov -lrb- , -rrb- -lrb- -- -rrb- was one of the most famous admirals in russian naval history , best remembered as the commander of naval and land forces during the siege of sevastopol during the crimean war .