 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Achidzokera kuzvidzidzo pashure pehondo, akabatanidzwazve kuNaval Academy, kusvikira muna 1948, apo iye navamwe vakuru vakuru vakati vakapiwa mhaka yokupfuudza zvakavanzika kuBritain neUnited States mukati memakore ehondo. Stepanov akaiswa mutorongo kwenguva yakati, asi akadzorerwa zvakakwana pashure porufu rwaStalin. Akadzokera kuupenyu hwedzidzo, uye akafa muna 1957. Akanga agamuchira mibayiro yakawanda kubva kuhurumende yeCzarist neyeSoviet munguva yebasa rake refu. 