Count Grigory Orlov

Orlov is the name of a The Russian Federation ( Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches... Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from... Catherine the Great's lover, and the two junior were notable military commanders. As neither of brothers left a legitimate male issue, the title and arms of Counts Orlov passed in 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 - The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore. March... 1856 to the related Davydov family.

Grigory Grigorievich Orlov

Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov (1734-1783), who carved for his family so illustrious a place in the Russian history, was the son of Gregory Orlov, governor of Great For other cities named Novgorod see Novgorod (disambiguation). Novgorod (Но́вгород) is a city in North-Western Russia. Since 1998 the official name of the city has been Velikiy Novgorod (Great Novgorod). It is the capital of Novgorod Oblast. The city lies along... Novgorod. He was educated in the corps of This article refers to the general definition of cadet. A Cadet may also be a member of the Cadets, a historical Russian political party. A cadet is an officer in training. The term is used for military commissioned officer, police, firefighter and EMT trainees. Military cadets are typically students at... cadets at Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... St Petersburg, began his military career in the This article is about the 1756–1763 war. For the 1592–1598 war in Korea, see Seven Year War. The Seven Years War ( 1754 and 1756– 1763) pitted Great Britain, Prussia and Hanover against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony. Spain and Portugal were later drawn into... Seven Years' War, and was wounded The Battle of Zorndorf was a battle fought on August 25, 1758 during the Seven Years War. The site of the battle was the Polish village Zorndorf, now called Sarbinowo. A Prussian army of 36,000 men fought a Russian army of 43,000 men. The Prussians lost 12,800... at Zorndorf. While serving in the capital as an artillery officer he caught the fancy of Grand Duchess H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796... Catherine Alekseyevna, and was the leader of the conspiracy which resulted in the dethronement and death of her husband Peter III (February 21, 1728 - July 17, 1762) (Russian Пётр III Федорович (Pyotr III Fyodorovitch)) was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. He was mentally weak and very pro-Prussian, which made him an unpopular leader. He... Peter III (1762).

After the event, Catherine raised him to the rank of count and made him adjutant-general, director-general of engineers and general-in-chief. Their illegitimate son, Aleksey, was born in 1752 and named after the village of Bobriki where he lived; from him descends the line of Counts Bobrinskoy (http://genealogy.euweb.cz/ascania/ascan13.html). Orlov's influence became paramount after the discovery of the Khitrovo plot to murder the whole Orlov family. At one time the empress thought of marrying her favorite, but the plan was frustrated by her influential advisor Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (Никита Иванович Панин) (September 18, 1718 - March 31, 1783) was an influential Russian statesman and political mentor to Catherine the Great for the first eighteen years of her reign. He... Nikita Panin.

Grigory Orlov sold his huge manor and castle in Gatchina is the former seasonal residence of the Russian emperors in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is also home to a small palace on the shore of the Black Lake, which is known as Priory Palace or Gatchina Palace. Constructed for the Russian Grand Priory of the Order of... Gatchina to the crown in 1783.

Gregory Orlov was no statesman, but he had a quick wit, a fairly accurate appreciation of current events, and was a useful and sympathetic counsellor during the earlier portion of Catherine's reign. He entered with enthusiasm, both from patriotic and from economical motives, into the question of the improvement of the condition of the serfs and their partial emancipation. He was also their most prominent advocate in the great commission of Events The Burmese army captures the Thai capital of Ayutthaya, and destroys the city. North Carolina woodsman Daniel Boone goes through the Cumberland Gap and reaches Kentucky - in defiance of a decree from King George III. He discovers a rich hunting ground, contested by several Native American tribes. American Whalers... 1767, though he aimed primarily at pleasing the empress, who affected great liberality in her earlier years.

He was one of the earliest propagandists of the A Slavophile was an advocate of the supremacy of Slavic culture over that of others, especially Western European culture. In the more modern sense, the term Slavophile applies to an admirer of Slavic culture, as opposed to a Slavic supremist. As an intellectual movement, Slavophilism was developed in the 19th... Slavophile idea of the emancipation of the Christians from the The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October... Ottoman yoke. In Events January 22 - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to England. July 17 - Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit. September 8 - In California, Fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera found Mission San... 1771 he was sent as first Russian plenipotentiary to the peace-congress of Focshani; but he failed in his mission, owing partly to the obstinacy of the Turks, and partly (according to Panin) to his own outrageous insolence. On returning without permission to his Marble Palace (http://img.photosight.ru/2004/01/19/390706.jpg) at St Petersburg, he found himself superseded in the empress's favor by the younger Vasil'chikov.

In order to rekindle Catherine's affection, Grigory presented to her one of the greater diamonds of the world (http://famousdiamonds.tripod.com/orlovdiamond.jpg), known as the Sketch of the Orloff diamond from the book Precious Stones by Max Bauer, published in 1904. Within the Diamond Fund of the Kremlin is a large diamond known as the Orloff (sometimes spelt Orlov). The origin of this resplendent relic—described as having the shape and proportions of half... Orloff since then. When Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin (Russian: Григорий Александрович Потемкин) (September 13, 1739 (NS: September 24) – October 5, 1791 (NS: October 16)) was a Russian... Grigory Potemkin, in 1771, superseded Vasil'chikov, Orlov became of no account at court and went abroad for some years. He returned to Russia a few months previously to his death, which took place at Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097.12 km2. Its coordinates are 55°45′ N 37°37′ E. The citys population... Moscow in Events January 16 - Sweden, and Russia. March 26 - The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain May 12 - American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces. August 16 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden - The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina... 1780. For some time before his death he was out of his mind. Late in life he married his niece, Madame Zinovyeva, but left no children by that marriage.

Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov

Count Aleksey Grigorievich Orlov (1737–1808), brother of the above, was by far the ablest member of the Orlov countly family, and was also remarkable for his athletic strength and dexterity. In the palace revolution of Events Neolin begins to preach. January 4 - Britain declares war on Spain & Naples July 17 - Catherine II becomes empress of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia. Empress Go-Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan British East India Company seizes the port city of Manila, Philippines... 1762 he played an even more important part than his brother Gregory. It was he who conveyed Peter III to the chateau of Ropsha and murdered him there with his own hands.

In the 19th century, Orlov trotters were considered the fastest in Europe.

In 1770 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the fleet sent against the Turks, whose far superior navy he annihilated The Battle of Chesma occurred 5-7 July 1770 and was a decisove victory for Russia over Turkey. On the 5th the Russians attacked a double line of Turkish battleships north of Chesma Bay, on the west coast of Turkey. After the Russian battleship Sv. Evstafii and the Turkish flagship... at Chesme, a victory which led to the so-called The Orlov Revolt (1770) was a precursor to the Greek War of Independence (1821), which saw a Greek uprising in the Peloponnese at the instigation of Count Orlov, commander of the Russian Naval Forces of the Russo-Turkish War. Categories: Stub | History of Greece ... Orlov Revolt and conquest of the Greek archipelago. For this exploit he received, in 1774, the honorific epithet Chesmensky, and the privilege of quartering the imperial arms in his shield.

The same year, on Catherine's request, he went to Livorno, sometimes in English Leghorn, (population 170,000) is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the third-largest port on the western coast of Italy. An important area under the Medici in the Renaissance with many important landmarks from the... Livorno to seduce and bring to Russia the so-called Count A. G. Razumovsky Count Alexei Grigorevich Razumovsky (Алексей Григорьевич Разумовский) (1709–1771), was a Ukrainian Cossack who rose to become lover and... Princess Tarakanova, who proclaimed herself daughter of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna (1709-62) Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та Петро́вна) (December 29, 1709 - January 5, 1762) was an Empress of Russia (1741 - 1762) who took the country into the War of Austrian succession (1740... Empress Elizabeth. Having succeeded in this unusual commission, he went into retirement and settled at Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097.12 km2. Its coordinates are 55°45′ N 37°37′ E. The citys population... Moscow.

There he devoted himself to horse-breeding, and produced the finest race of horses (http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/orlov.html) then known by crossing Arab and Frisian, and Arab and English studs. In the The Napoleonic Wars lasted from 1804 until 1815. They were a continuation of the conflicts sparked by the French Revolution and covered the duration of the First French Empire. The First and Second Coalitions For a more detailed account see the French Revolutionary Wars. The First Coalition (1792-1797) of... war with Napoleon during 1806-07 Orlov commanded the militia of the fifth district, which was placed on a war footing almost entirely at his own expense. He left an estate worth five millions roubles and 30,000 serfs.

Fyodor Grigorievich Orlov

The third Orlov brother was Count Fyodor Grigorievich (1741-1796), Russian general, who first distinguished himself in the This article is about the 1756–1763 war. For the 1592–1598 war in Korea, see Seven Year War. The Seven Years War ( 1754 and 1756– 1763) pitted Great Britain, Prussia and Hanover against France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony. Spain and Portugal were later drawn into... Seven Years' War. He participated with his elder brothers in the A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. It is different from a revolution, which is staged by a larger group and radically changes the political system. The term... coup d'etat of 1762, after which he was appointed chief procurator of the A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. The word senate is derived from the Latin word senex (old man), via the Latin word senatus (senate). The Latin word senator has been adopted by English with no change in spelling. Its meaning comes... senate. During the The Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 was a decisive conflict that brought Southern Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Crimea within the orbit of the Russian Empire. The war followed the internal tensions within Poland where there was the strife between the nobility and the king Stanilaus Augustus Poniatowski, former favorite... first Turkish War of Catherine II he served under Admiral Spiridov, and was one of the first to break through the Turkish line of battle at Chesme. Subsequently, at Hydra, he put to flight eighteen Turkish vessels. These exploits were, by the order of Catherine, commemorated by a triumphal column, crowned with naval trophies (http://www.enlight.ru/camera/184/index_e.html), erected at Tsarskoye Selo (Царское Село in Russian, may be translated as “Tsar’s Village”), a former residence of the royal families and visiting nobility 24 km south of St. Petersburg. It was called Tsarskoye Selo after 1728. In 1918... Tsarskoe Selo. In 1775 he retired from the public service. Orlov was never married, but had five natural children, whom Catherine ennobled and legitimatized.

Aleksey Feodorovich Orlov

Prince Aleksey Feodorovich Orlov (1787-1862), the natural son of Count Fyodor Grigorievich, was born October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). There are 84 days remaining in the year. Events 451 - At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1). 1600 - San Marino adopts its... October 8 ( October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 73 days remaining. Events 300 BC-AD 1899 202 BC - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. AD 439 - The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take... October 19, 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events May 21 - Trial of the Necklace affair ends in Paris August 8 - Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat. September 2 – Hurricane in England Choctaw Treaty Chickasaw... 1786 New Style) in Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097.12 km2. Its coordinates are 55°45′ N 37°37′ E. The citys population... Moscow and took part in all the The Napoleonic Wars lasted from 1804 until 1815. They were a continuation of the conflicts sparked by the French Revolution and covered the duration of the First French Empire. The First and Second Coalitions For a more detailed account see the French Revolutionary Wars. The First Coalition (1792-1797) of... Napoleonic wars from Events January 11 - Michigan Territory is created. February 15 - Harmony Society officially formed March 1 - Justice Samuel Chase acquitted of impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate April 27 - United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The Shores of Tripoli). May 26 - In Milans cathedral... 1805 to the capture of The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris. For his services as commander of the cavalry regiment of the Life Guards on the occasion of the This article is about the failed Russian revolt. For the Portland, Oregon-based band, see The Decemberists. The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising was attempted in Imperial Russia by army officers who led about 3,000 Russian soldiers on December 14 (December 26 New Style), 1825. Because these... rebellion of 1825 he was created a This page is about the European nobility; for the baseball term, see count (baseball). A count is a nobleman in various European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl. Originally the title denoted the rank of a high official in the late Roman Empire and later in many German... count, and in the The Greeks struggle for independence sparked the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, in which Russian forces advanced into Bulgaria, the Caucasus, and northeastern Anatolia itself before the Turks sued for peace. The resulting Treaty of Adrianople (Edirne) in September 14, 1829 gave Russia most of the eastern shore of... Turkish War of 1828-29 rose to the rank of Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. A Lieutenant General ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General. In three branches of the United States military—the Army, Marines and Air Force—a Lieutenant General is a three-star general, named for the... lieutenant-general.

The Eagle Monument in Gatchina is the former seasonal residence of the Russian emperors in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is also home to a small palace on the shore of the Black Lake, which is known as Priory Palace or Gatchina Palace. Constructed for the Russian Grand Priory of the Order of... Gatchina refers to the Orlovs' surname, derived from the Russian word for eagle

It is from this time that the brilliant diplomatic career of Orlov begins. He was the Russian plenipotentiary at the Peace of Adrianople, and in Events January 3, Britain seizes control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. June 6, US President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train. May 11, French-American farmhand Antoine le Blanc murders family of three. September 29, the infant Isabella II becomes Queen of Spain... 1833 was appointed Russian ambassador at Map of Constantinople. Constantinople (Roman name: Constantinopolis; Modern Greek: Konstantinoupoli or Κωνσταντινούπολη) is the former name of the city of Istanbul in todays Turkey. Today, Constantinople is the area between the Golden Horn and... Constantinople, holding at the same time the post of commander-in-chief of the Black Sea - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ Black Sea From Wikipedia Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an... Black Sea fleet. He was, indeed, one of the most trusty agents of Nicholas I Pavlovich (Russian: Николай I Павлович, July 6 (June 25, Old Style), 1796–March 2 (February 18, Old Style), 1855) was the Emperor of Russia and king of Poland from 1825 until his death in... Nicholas I, whom in 1837 he accompanied on his foreign tour. From 1844 to 1856 he was in charge of the infamous The Third Section was an organization set up in 1826 in Imperial Russia and was designed to combat corruption and champion justice. It was headed up first by Count Benckendorff and then Aleksey Orlov. The former hoped it would be something of a moral physician to the people; an organisation... Third Section, or secret police.

In Events January 13 - The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. February 11 - Major streets lit by coal gas for first time. February 14 - Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas is completed. February 17 - The British... 1854 he was sent to This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. For other places or things called Vienna, see Vienna (disambiguation). Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). Situated on both sides of the river... Vienna to bring The Republic of Austria ( German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The state is a representative democracy... Austria over to the side of Russia, but without success. In 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 - The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore. March... 1856 he was one of the plenipotentiaries who concluded the The Treaty of Paris of 1856 settled the Crimean War between Russia and Ottoman Empire and its allies France and Britain. The Treaty was signed on March 30, made the Black Sea neutral and closed it to all warships and prohibited fortifications and the presence of armaments on its shores... peace of Paris. The same year he was raised to the dignity of Kniaz’ or knyaz (князь in Russian and Ukrainian; cneaz in Romanian fem. kniahynia, княгиня) is a title originated in the history of some Slavic lands (Ruthenia, Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria). It is usually translated into English either as Prince or... prince, and was appointed president of the The State Council (Государственный Совет) was the supreme state advisory body to Tsar in Imperial Russia. 18th century Early Tsars Councils were small and dealt primarily with the external politics. Peter... imperial council of state and of the council of ministers. In 1857, during the absence of the emperor, he presided over the commission formed to consider the question of the The Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia performed by tsar Alexander II of Russia amounted to liquidation of serf dependence of Russian peasants. The legal basis of the reform was tsars Emancipation Manifesto of March 3 (February 19, O.S.), 1861, accompanied by the set of legislative acts under... emancipation of the serfs, to which he was altogether hostile. He died May 9 ( May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). There are 224 days remaining. Events 996 - Sixteen year old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1674 - John Sobieski is elected by the nobility to be the King of Poland. 1856 - Lawrence... May 21) Events January-March January 10 - End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 - The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 - Julia Ward Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic is published for the... 1862 in St. Petersburg.

Other Orlovs

His only son, Prince Nikolay Alekseyevich Orlov (1827-1885), was a distinguished Russian diplomatist and author. He first adopted a military career, and was seriously wounded in the The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 to 1856. It was fought between Russia and an alliance of the United Kingdom, France, and the Ottoman Empire, joined somewhat tardily by Piedmont-Sardinia. The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. Beginning of... Crimean War. Subsequently he entered the diplomatic service, and represented Russia successively at Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels ( Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the de facto capital of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their... Brussels (1860-1870), The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris (1870-1882) and For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). Berlin [ bɛrˈliːn ] is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4.5 million before World War II. Berlin is located on the rivers Spree and... Berlin (1882-1885). As a publicist he stood in the forefront of reform. His articles on Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended as correction or punishment. When used for the punishment of criminals or slaves, it is usually applied using an instrument such as a cane or a whip. Other examples include the cat-o-nine-tails, once used in America and by... corporal punishment, which appeared in Russkaya Starina in Events January - April January 16-24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 - Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 - Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published... 1881, brought about its abolition. He also advocated tolerance towards the dissenters.

Prince Aleksey Fyodorovich also had a brother, Mikhail Fyodorovich Orlov (1788-1842), who took a most active part in the Napoleonic wars and received the rank of general-major upon returning to Russia in 1814. A friend of Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S... Alexander Pushkin and convinced liberal himself, he now concentrated his attention on the projects for emancipation of the serfs and introduction of In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people that dont found their power status on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. This definition encompasses most of the specific definitions that are (or were... republican government in Russia. Since 1818, he was in charge of the Chişinău (Russian Кишинёв, Kishinyov, also Kishinev; Moldovan Cyrillic Кишинэу), estimated population 920,000 (2002), is the capital of Moldova. Geography The city is located on the right bank of the river Bâc, a... Kishinev section of the This article is about the failed Russian revolt. For the Portland, Oregon-based band, see The Decemberists. The Decembrist revolt or the Decembrist uprising was attempted in Imperial Russia by army officers who led about 3,000 Russian soldiers on December 14 (December 26 New Style), 1825. Because these... Decembrist society. After the revolt failed, he was arrested but presently released on bail, through his brother's mediation. Thereupon he settled in Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097.12 km2. Its coordinates are 55°45′ N 37°37′ E. The citys population... Moscow and published a pioneering study of the state credit.

This article incorporates text from the The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. (Proprietary interest is typically represented by a copyright or patent.) Such works and inventions are considered part of... public domain The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. The edition is still often regarded as the greatest edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, with many articles being up to 10 times the length of... 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

See also

• Sketch of the Orloff diamond from the book Precious Stones by Max Bauer, published in 1904. Within the Diamond Fund of the Kremlin is a large diamond known as the Orloff (sometimes spelt Orlov). The origin of this resplendent relic—described as having the shape and proportions of half... The Orlov Diamond
• Gatchina is the former seasonal residence of the Russian emperors in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is also home to a small palace on the shore of the Black Lake, which is known as Priory Palace or Gatchina Palace. Constructed for the Russian Grand Priory of the Order of... Gatchina Palace

External links

• Orlov Trotter Homepage (http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/orlov.html)
• Orlov Garden in Gatchina (http://history.gatchina.ru/arhiv/oroscha.htm)
• Orlov Gates in Tsarskoe Selo (http://eng.tzar.ru/catherine_park/landscape/orlov_gates)