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Alexander Isakov
Alexander Isakov (Russian language, Russian: Александр Степанович Иисаков, 1730 — 1794) was a major general and a military and administrative Russian figure of the 18th century. Reign He was born into the family of a clerk and served in army since 1742. In 1755, he became the captain of the garrison of the Borovska settlement, Bakhmut province of the Voronezh Governorate, during the construction of the village of Serbo-Slavyanskoye for the settlement of the Slavo-Serbia, Serbs who settled there. Participant of the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763. On March 22, 1764, he was appointed to the post of commander of the Fortress of St. Elizabeth and all the villages near that fortress that made up the Novorossiya Governorate, and consisted in this position until his resignation. Participant in the Siege of St. Elizabeth fortress (1769), first campaigns of the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1774) where he commanded the defense of the St. Elizabeth fortress. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novorossiya Governorate
Novorossiya Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1764–1783 and again in 1796–1802. It was created and governed according to the "Plan for the Colonization of New Russia Governorate" issued by the Governing Senate, Russian Senate.New Russia Governorate at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine It became the first region in Russia where Catherine the Great allowed foreign Jews to settle. Most of its territories belonged to the Zaporozhian Sich as well as the Poltava Regiment and Myrhorod Regiment of the Cossack Hetmanate. Its establishment was strategically successful and advantageous for Russia, and after the conclusion of the Russian war aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
