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'''Andrei Martyanov''' (born 1963) is an expert on [[Russia]]n [[military]] and [[naval]] issues. He was born in [[Baku]], [[USSR]].  He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of the Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the [[Caucasus]] which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1990s he moved to the [[United States]] and became an [[American]] citizen. Martyanov stated in 2025 that he voted for [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/G6fmRlAsjPg?t=144 Alternative Universe] - [[Narcissism]] and [[geopolitics]], Andrei Martyanov, June 27, 2025. "Narcissism as the main driver of [[the West]]'s geopolitics." [[YouTube]].</ref> He currently works as Laboratory Director in a commercial aerospace group. He is a frequent [[blog]]ger on the US Naval Institute Blog.<ref>[https://www.claritypress.com/book-author/andrei-martyanov/ Andrei Martynov, Clarity Pres.]</ref>

'''Andrei Martyanov''' (born 1963) is an expert on [[Russia]]n [[military]] and [[naval]] issues. He was born in [[Baku]], [[USSR]].  He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of the Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the [[Caucasus]] which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.  

 

With the disappearance and murder of whole families in [[Azerbaijan]] in the wake of the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], Martyanov and his family were granted asylum in the [[United States]]. Martynov became an [[American]] citizen. Martyanov stated in 2025 that he voted for [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/G6fmRlAsjPg?t=144 Alternative Universe] - [[Narcissism]] and [[geopolitics]], Andrei Martyanov, June 27, 2025. "Narcissism as the main driver of [[the West]]'s geopolitics." [[YouTube]].</ref> He currently works as Laboratory Director in a commercial aerospace group. He is a frequent [[blog]]ger on the US Naval Institute Blog.<ref>[https://www.claritypress.com/book-author/andrei-martyanov/ Andrei Martynov, Clarity Pres.]</ref>

Martyanov has explained the fundamental difference between the cultures of the American military and the Russian military as virtually no living member of the American military or its command structure has ever had a family member killed or their house burnt down by an invading force.

Martyanov has explained the fundamental difference between the cultures of the American military and the Russian military as virtually no living member of the American military or its command structure has ever had a family member killed or their house burnt down by an invading force.