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31Peter Lacy — Count Peter von Lacy, or Pyotr Petrovich Lacy ( ru. Пётр Петрович Ласси), as he was known in Russia (1678 ndash;1751), was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov. During a military career that spanned …
32Nikolay Kamensky — Count Nicholas Kamensky Count Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky (December 27, 1776 – May 4, 1811) was a Russian general who outlived his father, Field Marshal Mikhail Kamensky, by two years. Nikolay and his elder brother Sergei were educated at a… …
33Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov — Count Illarion Vorontsov Dashkov. Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov Dashkov (1837 1916) was the last notable representative of the Vorontsov family. He served as Minister of Imperial Properties in 1881 97 and the General Governor of Caucasus in… …
34Aleksei Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin — Count Aleksei Petrovich Bestuzhev Ryumin (Алексей Петрович Бестужев Рюмин) (June 1, 1693 – April 21, 1768), Grand Chancellor of Russia, was one of the most influential and successful European diplomats of the 18th century. He was chiefly… …
35Valerian Zubov — Count Valerian Aleksandrovich Zubov (Russian: Валериан Александрович Зубов; 1771 1804) was a young Russian general who led the Persian Expedition of 1796. His siblings included Platon Zubov and Olga Zherebtsova.As a young man Zubov had flattering …
36Diamond cut — This article is about diamond cut styles. For a broader discussion of decorative diamonds, see Diamond (gemstone). Part of a series on Diamonds Material …
37Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
38France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
39Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
40Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
