Nikolai Maksimov

Nikolai Mikhailovich Maksimov
Born	(1956-05-15) 15 May 1956 (age 68) Bolgrad, Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union  Russia
Service/branch	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy
Years of service	1973–2012
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Northern Fleet N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy Navy Shipbuilding and Weapons Research Institute [ru]
Awards	Order of Military Merit Order of Naval Merit Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Third Class Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Fourth Class

Nikolai Mikhailovich Maksimov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Максимов; Ukrainian: Микола Михайлович Максимов, romanized: Mykola Mykhailovych Maksymov; born 15 May 1956) is a retired officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of admiral in the reserve, and has most recently been head of the Navy Shipbuilding and Weapons Research Institute [ru].

Maksimov was born in the Ukrainian SSR in 1956, and began his naval education with studies at the Leningrad Nakhimov Naval School and the Higher Naval School of Submarine Navigation [ru]. His career has been spent mostly with the Northern Fleet, where he served as an officer aboard submarines, rising through the ranks to command nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. This was followed by staff appointments with the fleet's various submarine divisions, eventually becoming deputy commander of the Northern Fleet in 2005 and then its commander in 2007. During his time in command he oversaw various naval exercises, including those in 2008, which were the largest the Russian navy had held in the Atlantic since 1991. He also continued his studies with attendance at the Higher Special Officer Classes [ru], the N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy, and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.

Maksimov became chief of staff and first deputy commander of the troops of the Western Military District in 2011, before retiring from active military service in 2012. As an admiral in the reserve, he continued to play an important role in naval affairs, serving as head of the Naval Academy until 2016, and then as head of the Navy Shipbuilding and Weapons Research Institute [ru].