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"The administration over this expedition and over the first of the mentioned ships was entrusted the Captain-Lieutenant Kruzenshtern, and command of the second was provided to me. My long-term acquaintance to this person of excellent talents, our former travel to America and East India, and most of all desire to be useful to the Fatherland in so important case, were the cause that I, despite of seniority of my the service, with great hunting have agreed to make so remote trip under his administration, with that, however, that it was allowed to me to choose for the ship entrusted to my management, officers and team at my own discretion" [8].

Different periods of great project have different "weights".

To illustrate this statement I will bring a line from the book by G.F. Baydukov "Chkalov":

"... I many times get sorted through hundreds of well-known and little-known pilots. But more and more often I focused attention on Chkalov.

- But why I? I am the typical pilot-fighter ... - Valery hasn't resist.

- My dear friend! As an uninvited guest I visit you because we need the most skillful, bravest and most authoritative pilot in the country.

- Ah, Yagor! You like to tease companions. Well you me, "penalized person", do by god? I don't know either blind flights, or astro and radio navigation, or radiotelegraphy ...

- You will achieve permission to flight, you will lift superoverloaded "ANT-25" from a concrete strip - and, consider, you have executed fifty percent of an important, public project ... And about flights in overcast: is my business, we with Sasha will provide all the rest, don't worry ...

- Well, if that's the case, I don't refuse to enter the company" [14].

During preparation of an expedition Yu.F. Lisyansky acted as the expert, the financier, the shipbuilder, the supplier, the specialist in personnel questions.

First, he had to choose for purchase the ships with so qualities of seaworthiness, that they to be suitable for a global cruise.

Secondly, he had to make decisions on financial questions: a ratio of the price and quality to coordinate financial terms of transaction.

In the third, he controlled of repair of the ships before a long expedition.

In the fourth, he had to buy all necessary accessories, devices.

"After long search at last have found suitable vessels: "Leander " in 450 tons displacement, with 16 cannons, and "Thames" in 370 tons displacement, with 14 cannons. According to documents the ships have been constructed three years ago, but demanded repair. While vessels were repairing under Razumovsky's supervision, Lisyansky selected and bought chronometers, sextants, barometers and other tools" [2].

In the fifth, he was engaged in the selection of officers and sailors (mainly for the manning of the crew of the ship "Neva." Staff for "Hope" was selected by I.F. Kruzenshtern).

As far as we can understand, Ivan Kruzenshtern married shortly before the expedition's beginning. He was expecting the family's addition. And he was mainly engaged in family affairs during the preparation of the expedition.

"Lisyansky simultaneously selects sailors and non-commissioned officers for the voyage. Kruzenshtern is far away, and Lisyansky keeps him informed of affairs "[2].

For the sake of justice, we note that the whole set of these functions, combined in one person (expert, financier, shipbuilder, supply manager, human resources specialist), testifies about the highest qualification of such a person.

And such a multi-professionalism proves the fact, that Yu. F. Lisyansky became the actual co-leader of the expedition.

The choice and purchase of the ships, their repair, acquisition of tools, delivery of the acquired ships to Kronstadt - all these tasks Yu.F. Lisyansky has solved almost independently, almost without I.F. Kruzenshtern's participation.

The key issues were resolved by Yu.F. Lisyansky prior to floating. He not only has proved to be as the qualified shipbuilder, but also as the effective organizer (head) of an expedition! It is possible to assume that not each captain (commander of ship) had such qualities.

We will note also, that big money has been entrusted to him.

Isn't felt from literature references, that someone from the imperial government had some doubts, connected with Lisyansky's ability to manage money.

As if Yu.F. Lisyansky bought already the fifth ship, and all purchases were successful; actually, as it is possible to understand, he had no corresponding experience. And for whom such experience was available?

Some putrefaction of two masts on Neva was found near the coast of South America. Masts have been replaced. The history demonstrates that no one global cruise didn't do without repair. (Moreover, Joshua Slocum, the first single-handed circumnavigator [17], combined the repair with modernization of the yacht).