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Adrian (Andrian) Ivanovich Nepenin (Russian: Адриа́н (Андриа́н) Ива́нович Непе́нин; 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1871 – 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917) was an Imperial Russian naval officer and activist. As the commander of the Baltic Fleet, he was credited with forming the naval intelligence and communication services in the fleet. He was most notable for his action in Finland during the February Revolution.

Honours and awards

Domestic

• Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (9 April 1900)
• Order of St. Anna, 3rd class with swords and a bow (28 December 1900)
• Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and a bow (11 October 1904)
• Order of St. George, 1st class (3 September 1905)
• Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (19 January 1915)
• Order of St. Anna, 1st class with swords (14 March 1916)

Foreign

•  Emirate of Bukhara:
  • Order of the Noble Bukhara [ru], 2nd class with silver star (1893)
•  Empire of Japan:
  • Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class (1902)

Sources

• Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich
• Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich. The generals of the First World War