

Kronstadt====Kronstadt (Rus. Кронштадт, Kronštadt, Kronshtadt) is an island with historical importance surrounded by Saint Petersburg , Russia . The importance of Kronstadt is defined by its very location. It has for centuries been a major naval base for Russian and Soviet navy. ======While Kronstadt, by and large, is considered to be part of Saint Petersburg it, nonetheless, has its own to tow...
City of Saint Petersburg (Russia) locality project =Genealogy project for Saint Petersburg and the neighbouring areas.In addition to this locality project, please register also to Finland and Karelia Project , that builds family tree in the whole Finland and Karelia. Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". == Introduction to Saint Petersburg ==Saint Petersburg (...
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 ...
Italian people and their descendants in Russia
Genealogia Juusteniana====Genealogia Juusteniana is a project focusing on bourgeois Peter Juusten of Viipuri, and his descendants. Historically, family Juusten is considered as one of the most significant families in ancient Viipuri as well as on of the earliest pious families in Finland and Sweden. The known origins of the family are introduced in three generations below.======All the descenda...
The Swedish fortress and town on the shore of River Neva (1611-1703) Neovia - Nyenskans - Nyen - Nevanlinna - Ниенша́нц Neovia , as the entire Swedish Ingria , was a short-lived project of less than a hundred years during the time of Sweden's "stormaktstid", the period as a powerful European nation. There were at least hundreds, possibly up to some 2,500 people living in Neovia. Most of ...
Belgian people and their descendants in Russia
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...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
Tämän projektin tarkoitus on koota yhteen profiileja niistä noin 5 700 Vanhan Suomen pojasta ja miehestä, jotka otettiin rekryytteinä (recrut) eli alokkaina Venäjän armeijaan vuosina 1797–1811.Ison- ja pikkuvihan seurauksena Venäjän vallan alle siirtyneiden alueiden eli niin sanotun Vanhan Suomen väestö ei joutunut sotapalvelukseen Venäjän armeijassa ennen 1790-lukua. Tilanne kuitenkin muuttui ...
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...
Leningrad Oblast (Russian: Ленингра́дская о́бласть, tr. Leningradskaya oblast’) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position. The oblast was named after the city of Leningrad. In 1991, the city restored its original name, Saint Petersburg, but the oblas...
Tobolsk (Russian: Тобо́льск, Siberian Tatar: Pîcek-tora) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers. Founded in 1590, Tobolsk is the second-oldest Russian settlement east of the Ural Mountains in Asian Russia, and is a historic capital of the Siberia region. Population: 99,694 (2010 Census);[7] 92,880 (2002 Census);[13] 94,143 (1989 Census)Durin...
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 recipients of all four classes of this order. If in your family tree you have persons that received the Order of St. George the Victorious, please add them to this project. It would be great if within...
Moscow= Moscow is genealogy project for Moscow and the neighbouring areas. Joining projects: in the project page, click " Actions " > " Join project ". Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 12.4 million residents within the city limits, while over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 20...
Kansallisarkiston aineistoja: (Lempaalan seurakunnan arkisto) (Lempaalan seurakunnan arkisto) Inkerin pakolaisseurakunnan arkisto (1919–1948) Kortistoluettelo Inkerin pakolaisista I (1919–1959), Valtion pakolaisavustuskeskuksen keskuskanslian arkisto, Ba:4 Inkeri.ru
This project is dedicated to tracing Russian nobility ancestors and providing information on historical content in relation to genealogy. If you have Russian nobility ancestors, or if you study ancestral lines deriving from the Russian Empire, please follow and participate in this project. Do not add profiles to this project. This project is under construction. Information and reliable sourc...
Beloostrov==== Beloostrov (Russian: Белоо́стров; Finnish: Valkeasaari , both meaning lit. White Island ), from 1922 to World War II - Krasnoostrov (Красноо́стров, lit. Red Island ), is a municipal settlement in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg , Russia, located on the Sestra River, Karelian Isthmus . The current population of Beloostrov is somewhat over 2,100. === ===H...
❢IMPORTANT❢==Do not start adding random people to this project. It helps nobody and will quickly turn it into some sort of flame-war regarding who belongs and who doesn't. Please read the goal of the project below. After you understand what the project is about and you want to add relevant people, please make sure that you inform Volodya Mozhenkov , so that profiles are not duplicated.==About==...
This is a cooperation project for genealogical study of families from Keltto. Keltto is a parish in Ingria, Russia.Finnish: Keltto Russian: Колтуши, Koltuši Swedish: Keltos, Kieltis ==Links & Resources==* Wikipedia: Keltto Parish in the Inkeri.ru portal with links and references to church books (in Russian and Finnish): Keltto Parish in the Digital Archives of the National Archives of Finland ...
Московский Государственный Университет имени М. В. Ломоносова ( МГУ ) - это один из самых известных университетов России. Родительские проекты International Projects Index Russian History & Cultural Heritage - Umbrella Project Москва Education Portal
Petrovskoye-Razumovskoye private estate in 1861 was redeemed into the treasury at the "highest command" for 250 thousand rubles, "with the aim of establishing an agronomic institute, farm and other agricultural institutions."In 1865, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry was opened, which was called Petrovskaya "in commemoration of Sovereign Peter the Great." Students called their "...
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 a...
French people and their descendants in Russia
If in your family tree you have persons that were faculty or students of Saint Petersburg University, Russia, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description "About" there would be brief biography. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of collaborators in this project to see it o...