Tsushima will no longer be associated with defeat and humiliation for the crews flying the Andreev flag in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. But how can you avoid the inevitable defeat that will send Russia into a long period of instability? At that time, the course of events wasn’t determined by objective factors alone, and not everything was predetermined where the role of a person matters. Especially when it comes to the commander of the fleet, and in conditions when it is necessary to remember Admiral Makarov’s motto—"remember the war."