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The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Tsar Peter I formed a modern regular army built on the German model, but with a new aspect: officers were not necessarily from nobility , talented commoners were given promotions that eventually included a noble title at the attainment of an officer's rank (such ...
Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790) The Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790 , known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. Background The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons. Despite having established himself as an autocra...
The Order of Saint Vladimir (Russian: Орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 by Empress Catherine II (r. 1762-1796) in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus'. The order had four degrees and was awarded for continuous civil and military service. People who had been awarded with the St.Vladimir Order for mil...
The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish: Order św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, Russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Kingdom of Poland between 1765 and 1831, and was incorporated under the Russian Empire from 1831 to 1917, unti...
The Order of Saint Anna (Russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Ann" or "Order of Saint Anne") was established as a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in honor of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. The motto of the Order is "Amantibus Justitiam, Pietatem, F...
The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Russian: Орден Святого апостола Андрея Первозванного, romanized: Orden Svyatogo apostola Andreya Pervozvannogo) is the highest order conferred by both the Russian Imperial Family (as an Order of Knighthood) and by the Russian Federation (as a state order). Established as the first and highest order of chivalry of the Russian Tsardom and the ...
Provincial and district Marshals of the nobility of the Russian Empire (please see Russian window of this project)
This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the Order of St. George the Victorious during the rule of the Russian Empire (this order was used from 1769 to 1921). Please include the recipients of all four classes of this order. If you have persons in your family tree who received the Order of St. George the Victorious, please add them to this project. It would be great if the...
История===Ноябрь 20 (1 декабря) 1780 г. Екатерина II подписала указ об учреждении Пермского губернаторства в двух областях - Перми и Екатеринбурге и о создании губернского города Пермь. Первым генерал-губернатором Пермской и Тобольской областей был назначен генерал-лейтенант Евгений Петрович Кашкин . В соответствии с указом императора Павла I от 12 декабря 1796 г. «Новое разделение государства ...
The Imperial School of Jurisprudence in St. Petersburg is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in pre-revolutionary Russia. The school was opened in December 1835 and already in 1840 the first graduation of 14 officials into the civil service took place. In total, over the years of the existence of the school until the beginning of 1918, more than 2,000 professionals wer...
The project was created in memory of officers, officials, lower ranks of active service of the Russian Imperial Fleet.
This umbrella project aims to collect all other GENI projects, which are collections of profiles based on professions, achievements, ethnic groups, or affiliations to schools and various organizations, as well as all prominent people associated with Russia, the Russian Empire, and the USSR. If you joined any other project that is a collection of profiles and falls into the category described ...
Служилый город Козлов (с 1932 г. - Мичуринск) был основан в 1635 г. Острог был поставлен рязанским дворянином Иваном Васильевичем Биркиным (сыном сооснователя г. Воронежа, головы донских казаков, рязанского дворянина Василия Григорьевича Биркина) и его зятем Михаилом Ивановичем Спешневым. Находился острог в самом центре современного Мичуринска, в районе площади им. Мичурина. Мичуринск находитс...
Members of the State Duma of the Russian Empire of the First Convocation (see the Russian window of the Project) Wikipedia: State Duma (Russian Empire)
Palekh and Palekh genealogies Palekh is an urban—type settlement in the Palekhsky district of the Ivanovo Region of the Russian Federation. It is the ancient center of Russian folk craft—Palekh lacquer miniatures and icon painting—and the administrative center of the Palekh urban settlement in the Palekh district. The project was created to exchange information as part of the study of the his...
Этот проект посвящён выделению лиц, служивших в Керчь-Еникальской полубригаде Пограничной стражи. Если в Вашем генеалогическом древе есть служившие в Керчь-Еникальской полубригаде, просим добавить их в этот проект. Было бы здорово, если бы в описании профиля «О себе» была краткая биография. На открывшейся странице профиля используйте кнопку «Действия», чтобы «Добавить в проект». Выберите этот...
If you have in your family tree people who were students or teachers of Karl May School in St. Petersburg, Russia, please add them to this project. It would be great if there were brief biographies within the profile description "About". Use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project" within the opened profile page. Select this project (you must be on the list of collaborators in this project to ...
Saint Petersburg Nikolaevsky Engineering Academy , was established in 1810 under Alexander I. The university is situated in the former barracks of the Cavalier-Guard Regiment where the university was founded.This is one of Saint Petersburg's eldest Higher Military engineering schools, its history (as Higher learning institution) beginning in 1810. The Saint Petersburg Military Engineering-Techn...
The Governing Senate in Russia was approved in February 1711. According to the idea of its creator, Peter the Great, it was becoming the highest state body of the Russian Empire. The Senate included many prominent state, military and public figures who left a significant mark on the Russian Empire. Included are profiles of statesmen who attained the rank of senator between February 22, 1711 an...
The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on 1 June [O.S. 21 May] 1725 by Empress Catherine I of Russia.
Please add students' and faculty profiles to this project. Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, is a public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, and six branches. Alumni include past leaders of the Soviet Union and other governments. As of 2019, 13 Nobel la...
Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum====Is a project for the directors, professors and alumni of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (1811–1843) in Russia.=== The Imperial Lyceum (Императорский Царскосельский лицей, Imperatorskiy Tsarskosel'skiy litsey) in Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg, also known historically as the Imperial Alexander Lyceum after its founder Tsar Alexander I, was an educational institution whi...
Russian Coffee Corner is a point to give people who do not understand the Russian language, meet & greet & work with others searching for Russian ancestors. Please read the rules of conduct and collaboration on GENI Please join this project and share helpful information, such as internet sites and archive resources, and participate in discussions on this project. Please take a look at some ...
This project is dedicated to helping trace ancestors in Russia, its present territories, and the historical lands of the Russian Empire. It will serve as a helping tool for people who do not speak, write, or understand the Russian language but are researching their Russian roots. This portal provides a list of online genealogy sources, such as registries and archives of Russian documents. If...
This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the medal "For work on the excellent implementation of the general mobilization of 1914" during the rule of the Russian Empire. Please include recipients of the medal. This medal is considered to be the last award of tsarist Russia and the first award in the world, introduced in connection with the mobilization of the army If in yo...