Apraksin, Feodor Matveyevich
Feodor Matveyevich Apraksin (fyô´dər mətvyā´əvĬch əpräk´syĬn), 1671–1728, Russian admiral. He helped Peter I (Peter the Great) create the Russian navy and won several naval battles in Peter's wars against Sweden. He was made a count in 1709.
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