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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Russkie Admiraly - Kavalery Ordena Sviatogo Georgiia I i II Stepenei
[ Knights of St. George under the flag of St. Andrew : Russian admirals - knights of St. George of the First and Second Degree]
Moscow: Tsentrpoligraf, 2002 527 p. [32 ill.] Serie: Rossiia Zabytaia i Neizvestnaia. Gosudarstvennye Deiateli i Flotovodtsy Hardcover. 14.5 x 22 cm ISBN: 5952400531 Language: Russian
After her entry into the war against Turkey (1768-1774) Catherine the Great instituted a new order of St. George in 1769 with four degrees for military achievement. The first two degrees were for generals and admirals only. The order continued up to 1917 without any changes. This book includes biographies of the nine knights of this order, Russian Admirals: V.Ia. Chichagov, A.S. Greig, S.K. Greig, A.I. Kruz, P.S. Nakhimov, K.G. Nassau-Zigen, I.A. Povalishin, O.M. de Ribas, F.F. Ushakov. Appendix includes the statute governing the order. Bibliography.
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