In Novocherkassk, a memorial plaque was opened in memory of the tsarist Vice Admiral Mikhail Koronatovitsch Bakhirev in Novocherkassk. From August 21, 1917 he- head of the Naval Forces of the Gulf of Riga, in September-October 1917 hw commanded the Russian fleet in the Moonsund battle, where he managed to prevent the German fleet from breaking through. After the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks, he was dismissed without the right to receive a pension. In early August 1918, he was arrested, but released on March 13, 1919. Despite this, he refused the offer to flee to Finland, On November 17, 1919, was arrested again on suspicion of collaborating with N. Yudenich. January 16, 1920 shot by decision of the Cheka.
