Konstantin Makarov

Not to be confused with Stepan Makarov.

For the ice hockey player, see Konstantin Makarov (ice hockey).

Konstantin Valentinovich Makarov (Russian: Константи́н Валенти́нович Мака́ров, 18 June 1931 – 3 August 2011) was a Soviet Navy admiral of the fleet who served as the Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy from 1985 to 1992.^[1]

Admiral of the Fleet Konstantin Makarov
Born	18 June 1931 Tikhoretsk, North Caucasus Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 August 2011(2011-08-03) (aged 80) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1949–1992
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Commands	Baltic Fleet
Awards	Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star - twice

Biography

Makarov enlisted in the Soviet Navy in 1949 at the age of 18. He served aboard diesel submarines in the Black Sea Fleet, and was appointed commanding officer of a diesel submarine in 1963. He finished the Naval Academy in 1967 and was appointed commanding officer of a nuclear submarine. In a few years' time, Makarov was promoted to Chief of Staff of a division of nuclear submarines in the Northern Fleet. Makarov would continue to rise through the ranks of Soviet navies, having obtained roles such as Deputy Head, 1st Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet (eventually becoming the commander of the Baltic Fleet), the Chief of the Main Navy Staff, and finally was promoted to Fleet Admiral in 1989. He retired from the navy in 1992, and died in 2011.^[2]