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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.
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...
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 Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 (Turkish: 93 Harbi, lit. 'War of ’93', named for the year 1293 in the Islamic calendar; Russian: Русско-турецкая война, romanized: Russko-turetskaya voyna, "Russian–Turkish war") was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and a coalition led by the Russian Empire, and including Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro. Fought in the Balkans and in the Caucasus...
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...
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...
Members of the State Duma of the Russian Empire of the First Convocation Государственная дума Российской империи I созыва — первый в России избранный населением представительный законосовещательный орган. Стал результатом попытки преобразовать Россию из самодержавной в парламентскую монархию, вызванной стремлением стабилизировать политическую обстановку в условиях многочисленных волнений и рево...
Tatar merchant families of the 19th century and their relatives
The Chevalier Guard Regiment (Russian: Кавалергардский полк, romanized: Kavalergardskiy polk) was a Russian heavy cavalry guard regiment, created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by Catherine the Great. As other Russian heavy cavalry guard regiments (the Life-Guards Horse Regiment, His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and Her Majesty's Li...
This project is dedicated to highlighting persons who received the Cross of St. George during the rule of the Russian Empire (this order was used from 1807 to 1913). Please include recipients of all four classes of this order. If in your family tree you have persons that received the Cross of St. George, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description "Abou...
International Russian Portal For all people who do not speak, write or understand the Russian language, but are very anxious to communicate with relatives with Russian roots...Useful links for your research:* Russia Genealogy Links * Digital archive of Soviet soilders, awarded in WW II * Digital archive of Soviet soilders, who died in WW II * Memory book of Ukraine (WW II) * The national mem...
RUSSIAN Coffee Corner is point to give people who do not understand the russian language meet & greet & work with others who are searching for Russian ancestors.
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...
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...
Hello and welcome! This is an umbrella project for topics related to Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city and the capital of the former Russian Empire. For more information about Saint Petersburg, see Wikipedia . The Russian language tab may be more up to date and have more details. It currently contains links to parent projects International Projects Index Russian History ...
Косичская волость (центр — с. Черни) Административная принадлежность Главная 1870 Гродненская губерния Брестский уезд Косичская волость Косичская волость (центр — с. Черни), История Брестский уезд в составе Слонимской губернии Российской империи был образован в 1795 году на территории, отошедшей к России в результате 3-го раздела Речи Посполитой. В 1797 году уезд отошёл к Литовской губерни...
Palekh is an urban—type settlement of the Palekhsky district of the Ivanovo Region of the Russian Federation. The ancient center of Russian folk craft — Palekh lacquer miniatures and icon painting. 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 history of families whose ancestors came...
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...