Background
Rakov, Vasilii was born in 1909.
Rakov, Vasilii was born in 1909.
Graduated from the Naval Academy, 1942. Graduated from the Academy of the General Staff, 1946.
Joined the Red Army, 1928, and the Bolshevik Party, 1932. During World War II, navy bomber commander. Professor at the Naval Academy, 1948-1971.