INTELLIGENCE ABOUT THE JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDERS, REAR ADMIRAL SHIGETO DEVA ON THE EVE OF THE RUSSIAN-JAPANESE WAR OF 1904 - 1905
The relevance of the article consists in the assessment of professional qualities of one of the prominent Japanese naval rear Admiral, Shigeto virgin Russian naval officer, intelligence officer of the Russian fleet, captain 2nd rank A. I. Rusinov. Rear Admiral Deva took an active part in the Russian-Japanese war of 1904 - 1905. Professional and personal qualities of rear Admiral Deva are analyzed on the basis of the report of the Russian naval agent in Japan, captain of the 2nd rank A. I. Rusin, who provided a detailed description of the Japanese naval commander to the Russian naval Department. The purpose of the article is to investigate the life path of the Japanese naval commander, rear Admiral Deva. The article aims to demonstrate the professional qualities of rear Admiral Shigeto Deva with the help of intelligence on the eve of the Russian-Japanese war of 1904 - 1905.at the same time, attention is paid to the biography of the Japanese Admiral. Personal qualities and Hobbies of rear Admiral Shigeto Deva are characterized. The strategic and technical development of the Japanese naval forces before the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905 is estimated. Methodology: The paper uses traditional and General scientific methods together with the historical and situational approach to the activities of the Russian naval intelligence in the early twentieth century. Results. As a result of the study, a negative reaction to the report of the naval intelligence of the representatives of the Maritime Ministry of Russia is shown. In fact, the information obtained by the captain of the 2nd rank A. I. Rusin was ignored due to the sentiments of those present in the ruling circles of the Russian Empire about the imminent and victorious war against the backward Asian country. Conclusions. Insights articles provide an opinion about the effective work of the Russian naval agent in Japan, captain 2nd rank A. I. Rusin, who performed the role of scout on the eve of the Russo-Japanese war of 1904 - 1905 In his report, A. I. Rusin was able to provide the full information about rear Admiral of the Deva, a prominent Japanese naval commander.