Admiral Makarov Survives the Russo-Japanese War, effect?

What it says on the tin. He survives in the Futurist Manifesto, and I'm wondering how influential he'd be.

It seems like Makarov was one of the finest admirals the Russians had, and he'd be sixty-five by the time World War I rolls around which is not impossible for fleet action. (He even has a postage stamp.)

I'm sad to say I don't know much about Russian naval commanders leading up to and including the Great War, but could excellent admirals like Makarov make a difference in Russian fleet quality in WWI?
 
After seeing the defeat at Tsushima, he might try and get the Russian navy to modernize, but I think it'd be too little too late. The outcome of the conflict was pretty much decided on land, so I'd hazard a guess that he wouldn't have too much of an effect on the final outcome of the First World War. As a loyal czarist, he might make it harder for elements of the Russian navy to defect to the revolutionary cause in 1917, though.
 
A surviving Makarov would probably butterfly away World War I as we know it, since he'd still be in command of the Russian naval forces at Port Arthur.

At the very least, he'd be able to keep the Russian fleet as a fleet-in-being, thereby making the Japanese' task that much more difficult. Tsushima would most likely not occur.

What happens after that... is anyone's guess, really.
 
Interesting WI, I don't think there have been very many centered on Makarov. In some regards I would consider that Makarov may be the Imperial Russian equivalent to Britain's Admiral Sir John Fisher. I would consider that had he survived, and there are two possible routes, that he would be given free hand to completely rebuild the Imperial Navy after the war.

From what little I know about his service after the Turks I would be surprised if he adopted a policy concentrating on destroyers and submarines, basically a Russian version of the 'jeune ecole', or more importantly, Fisher's flotilla scheme. This would work well with the rebuilding of the Russian battle line, which can be expected to take a while.

Also I wouldn't be surprised if he would advocate the completion of a railway to Arkhangelsk since that port could be kept open by icebreakers similar to that he designed.
 
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