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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 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 ...
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...
Please add this project to profiles of people who were victims of forced deportations to Siberia as a punishment during the era of the Russian Empire (1670-1917). "Katorga" refers to a system of penal labor and labor camps in Imperial Russia, often used as a form of punishment for political and criminal prisoners. These camps were located in remote areas, such as Siberia and the Russian Far Ea...
The Decembrist Revolt (Russian: Восстание декабристов, romanized: Vosstaniye dekabristov, lit. 'Uprising of the Decembrists') was a failed coup d'état led by liberal military and political dissidents against the Russian Empire. It took place in Saint Petersburg on 26 December (O.S. 14 December) 1825, following the death of Emperor Alexander I. Please add this project to the profiles of partici...
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 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...
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...
Лейб-гвардии Измайловский полк на сайте Офицеры РИА Краткая история, командиры, списки офицеров 1909-1916гг, фотографии. Зноско-Боровский Н.А. Исторiя лейбъ-гвардiи Измайловскаго полка . Издательство: Тип. П.Е. Лобанова . Место издания: СПб. Год издания: 1882
The Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856) Image Right - Russo-French skirmish during the Crimean War 2em>===== By Anonymous plate - Public Domain, Wiki Commons The object of this project is to assemble Geni Profiles of people who were involved in the Crimean wars and share stories about them. The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Em...
The University of Tartu (UT; Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, Latin: Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia and the only classical university in the country, and also the biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia. It was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte , the Governor- General ...
This project aims to highlight persons or families who, for different reasons, relocated to Siberia. Please add profiles of people who migrated to Siberia to this project. DO NOT add profiles of people who were forcibly deported to Siberia. For that category, there is another project here: GULAG: Labour Camps . Some exiled people, after their term of imprisonment or labor camp ended, willingly ...
If in your family tree you have persons that were faculty or pupils of Electrotechnical University in St. Petersburg, 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 pr...
Tri-Ozera (Russian: Три Озера; Tatar: Өч күл) is a rural locality (a selo)
Порфировка — исчезнувшее упразднённое село в Спасском районе Республики Татарстан Российской Федерации. Ныне — урочище на территории Краснослободского сельского поселения До 1896 года - приходская деревня села Три-Озера , Трёх-Озёрская волость, Казанская губерния. Wikipedia
The Lithuanian press ban (Lithuanian: spaudos draudimas) was a ban on all Lithuanian language publications printed in the Latin alphabet in force from 1865 to 1904 within the Russian Empire, which controlled Lithuania at the time. Lithuanian-language publications that used Cyrillic were allowed and even encouraged.The concept arose after the failed January Uprising of 1863, taking the form of a...
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...
The project was created in memory of officers, officials, lower ranks of active service of the Russian Imperial Fleet.
Krasny Val (before 1930's - Molostvovka) human settlement in Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Gorodskoy golova (ru: городской голова, literally "City's head") (City mayor) elected position in the Russian Empire, a trusted representative of citizens who represented their interests before government agencies, the head of city government. The position was established by Catherine II in 1766. Being in the position of City head is called “golovstvom”. The position was abolished after the Oc...
This is a project for Jewish families from the town of Radomyshl (Yiddish: ראַדאָמישל, Russian: Радомышль, Ukrainian: Радомишль) in what is now the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine. Before the establishment of the modern state of Ukraine, the town was part of the Kiev Governate of the Russian Empire, and later the Zhytomyr Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR. Radomyshl is situated on the left bank of Teteriv...
This is a place for all the descendants of the Belarusian Jews.>> In loving memory to my wonderful grandmother, Sara Haya ("Haisore" as her mom used to call her in Yiddish) Potapovskaya nee Gorelik. ===Sara Haya Gorelick's Family * Sara Haya was born in Zhlobin to the large Gorelik family. * She spent the years of the world war two in Orenburg along with her many family members.* In Orenburg sh...
Novgorod-Seversky (Ukr. Novgorod-Siversky) is an ancient Russian city founded under the name Novgorodok in 1044 on the Desna River, on the site of an ancient settlement of the Northerners. Currently, Novgorod-Seversky is a city in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, the administrative center of the Novgorod-Seversky district. The city is located on the right bank of the Desna River, 270 km northea...
A project for communication and exchange of genealogical information of those whose ancestors come from one of the most remarkable cities of Ukraine - Chernihiv.Chernihiv is the center of the Chernihiv region, bordering Russia and Belarus. The city is located in the northern part of Ukraine on the right (high) bank of the Desna River at the confluence of the Strizhen River. The first mention da...