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“Serbian Russian Medallions – Episode 5: Karadjordje Petrovic”
Karadjordje Petrovic Entire books have been written about this great historical figure and we could talk about him for days. However, in the new episode of Serb-Russian Medallions we will tell a short story about this great man. He was the leader of the First Serbian Uprising, had very close, long-term ties with Russian statesmen,…
Читать дальше“Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 4: Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky
Nikolay Raevsky In the previous episode of Serbian-Russian medallions, we spoke about the substantial numbers of Russian volunteers about three thousand officers and soldiers who came to Serbia. We mentioned the name of Colonel Nikolai Nikolayevich Raevski. Nikolai Nikolayevich Raevski comes from the old aristocratic Russian family Raevski, which has its aristocratic roots since the…
Читать дальше„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 3: Mihail Gligorijevic Cernjajev
„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 3: Mihail Gligorijevic Cernjajev Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Черняев) (3 November / 22 October 1828, Bender, Bessarabia Governorate – 16 August 1898) was a Russian major general, who, together with Konstantin Kaufman and Mikhail Skobelev, directed the Russian conquest of Central Asia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II.…
Читать дальше„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 2: Mihailo Andrejevic Miloradovic
„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 2: Mihailo Andrejevic Miloradovic Count Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich (Russian: Граф Михаи́л Андре́евич Милора́дович, Serbian: Гроф Михаил Андрејевић Милорадовић G October 12 [O.S. October 1] 1771 – December 27 [O.S. December 15] 1825 was a Russian general of paternal Serbian origin, prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. He entered military service on the…
Читать дальше„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 1: Sava Vladislavic Raguzinski
„Serbian-Russian medallions“ – Episode 1: Sava Vladislavic Raguzinski Count Sava Lukich Vladislavich-Raguzinsky (16 January 1669 – 17 June 1738) was a Serbian merchant-adventurer and diplomat in the employ of Peter the Great. He conducted important diplomatic negotiations in Constantinople, Rome and Beijing. His most lasting achievement was the Treaty of Kiakhta, which regulated relations between…
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