In 1895 he was called up to the service in the Russian Navy , and traveled three times as a sailor and a boatswain to the Antilles islands .
Begichev was born in Tsariov , Astrakhan Governorate to a family of Volga River fishers .
In 1895 family was called up to the service in the Russian Navy , and traveled three times as a sailor and a boatswain to the Antilles islands .
Begichev was born in Tsariov , Astrakhan Governorate to a family of Volga River fishers .