Porfiri Podobed came from a Russian Orthodox family of Artemy Podobed and Elena Fyodorovna Karry ( 1868 — 1932 ) , a well-known opera singer at the Bolshoi Theatre and a stepsister of Vasily and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko . In 1910 Porfiri finished the Sea Cadet Corps in Saint Petersburg in the rank of michman . As a Gardes-Marine he took part in the 1908 Messina earthquake rescue and was awarded for it . He was promoted to lieutenant in 1912
1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Porfiri Podobed