Aleksey Silych Novikov-Priboy was a Russian and Soviet writer and marine artist, noted for his stories with a nautical theme. Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1877, Spassky Uyezd
Died: April 29, 1944 (age 67 years), Moscow, Russia
Books: Tsushima, Big Fires, Tsushima: Grave of a Floating City, and more