Vladimir Istomin

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Vladimir Ivanovich Istomin
Born	(1810-02-09)9 February 1810 Russian Empire
Died	7 March 1855(1855-03-07) (aged 45) Sevastopol, Russian Empire
Buried	Admirals' Burial Vault, Sevastopol, Crimea
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1823–1855
Rank	Rear admiral
Battles/wars	Greek War of Independence Battle of Navarino Crimean War Battle of Sinop Siege of Sevastopol
Awards	Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of St. Stanislaus

Vladimir (Vladislav) Ivanovich Istomin (Russian: Владимир (Владислав) Иванович Истомин; 21 February [O.S. 9] 1810 – 19 March [O.S. 7] 1855) was a Russian rear admiral (1853) and hero of the Siege of Sevastopol.

Biography[]

In 1827, Vladimir Istomin graduated from the Naval College. That same year, he then took part in the Battle of Navarino and later in the blockade of the Dardanelles (1828-1829). In 1836, Istomin was transferred from the Baltic Fleet to the Black Sea Fleet. In 1850, he was appointed commander of the battleship (Париж), which would participate in the Battle of Sinop in 1853.

During the Siege of Sevastopol, Vladimir Istomin was in charge of the defense of the Malakhov Mound (Малахов курган) and nearby redoubts, setting an example of bravery and tenacity. He was killed by a cannonball on the Kamchatka redoubt on March 7, 1855. Istomin was buried in the Admirals' Burial Vault in Sevastopol.

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