The Fiery Baptism of Shantung

In the sea off Shantung, he suddenly felt something incredible and mysterious. It was a deep sense of belonging to the ship on which he served. He sensed that everything aboard, including himself, had merged into a single whole—like parts of a living creature. The Russian battleship “Petropavlovsk” fought enemies far from the homeland, ready to die for faith, the ruler, and the Fatherland.