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Chesmensky (honorific)
Chesmensky (masculine), Chesmenskaya (feminine), or Chesmenskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Chesmensky District, a district of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmensky (rural locality), a rural locality (a lighthouse) in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmenskaya Church * Chesmensky Palace * Chesmensky (honorific), a Russian noble honorific surname earned after the Battle of Chesma. It may refer to: **Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (; – ) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov ...-Chesmensky ** Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya ** (1763-1820), Russian major-general See also * Chesma (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky District
Chesmensky District () is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.Resolution #161 It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ... is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Chesma. Population: 20,459 ( 2002 Census); The population of Chesma accounts for 32.3% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * {{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Districts of Chelyabinsk Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky (rural Locality)
Chesmensky (masculine), Chesmenskaya (feminine), or Chesmenskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Chesmensky District, a district of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmensky (rural locality), a rural locality (a lighthouse) in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmenskaya Church * Chesmensky Palace *Chesmensky (honorific), a Russian noble honorific surname earned after the Battle of Chesma. It may refer to: **Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (; – ) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov ...-Chesmensky ** Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya ** (1763-1820), Russian major-general See also * Chesma (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast ( rus, Архангельская область, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea. Arkhangelsk Oblast also has administrative jurisdiction over the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). Including the NAO, Arkhangelsk Oblast has an area of , it is the largest of List of first-level administrative divisions by area, first-level administrative divisions in Europe. Its population (including the NAO) was 1,227,626 as of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census. The classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Arkhangelsk, with a population of 301,199 as of the 2021 Census, is the administrative center of the oblast.Charter, Article 5 The second largest city is the nearby Severodvinsk, home to Sevmash, a major shipyard for the Russian N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmenskaya Church
The Chesme Church (; full name ''Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace'', also called the ''Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist'', ), is a small Russian Orthodox church at 12 Lensoveta Street, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. A memorial church, it was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace (: damaged during the Siege of Leningrad and restored in 1946) between Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay () in the Aegean Sea during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The church and Chesme Palace were the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions in the St Petersburg area. Considered by some to be St Petersburg's single most impressive church, it is a rare example of very early Gothic Revival influence in Russian church architecture. Etymology The church was named "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky Palace
The Chesme Church (; full name ''Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace'', also called the ''Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist'', ), is a small Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox church (building), church at 12 Lensoveta Street, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, List of Russian rulers, Empress of Russia. A memorial church, it was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace (: damaged during the Siege of Leningrad and restored in 1946) between Saint Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's 1770 Battle of Chesma, victory over Turkey, Turkish forces in Battle of Chesma, Chesme Bay () in the Aegean Sea during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The church and Chesme Palace were the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions in the St Petersburg area. Considered by some to be St Petersburg's single most impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky (honorific)
Chesmensky (masculine), Chesmenskaya (feminine), or Chesmenskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Chesmensky District, a district of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmensky (rural locality), a rural locality (a lighthouse) in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia * Chesmenskaya Church * Chesmensky Palace * Chesmensky (honorific), a Russian noble honorific surname earned after the Battle of Chesma. It may refer to: **Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (; – ) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov ...-Chesmensky ** Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya ** (1763-1820), Russian major-general See also * Chesma (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Chesma
The naval Battle of Cheshme (also the Battle of Chesma, Chesme or Cesme Bay) took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Cheshme, Chesma, or Chesme) Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a number of past naval battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. It was a part of the Orlov Revolt of 1770, a precursor to the later Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), and the first of a number of disastrous fleet battles for the Ottomans against Russia. Today it is commemorated as a Day of Military Honour in Russia. Prelude The Russo-Turkish War had begun in 1768, and Russia sent several squadrons from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to draw Ottoman attention away from their Black Sea fleet, then only six ships of the line strong. Two Russian squadrons, commanded by Admiral Grigory Spiridov and Rear Admiral John Elphinstone, a British captain wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (; – ) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov and Samuel Greig in the Battle of Chesma put him in the ranks of the outstanding Russian military commanders of all time; and although he lacked naval experience, he was the only authority in those circumstances who could ensure proper co-ordination of action. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian Army, and through his connections with his brother, became one of the key conspirators in the plot to overthrow Tsar Peter III and replace him on the Russian throne with his wife, Catherine. The plot, carried out in 1762, was successful, and Peter was imprisoned under Alexei Orlov's guard. He died shortly afterwards under mysterious circumstances, and it was popularly believed Orlov had either ordered, or personally carried out, his murder. Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya
Countess Anna Alekseyevna Orlova-Chesmenskaya (; 1785–1848), was a landowner from the Russian Empire, and courtier. She was known for her work against the serfdom in Russia. Also known for her piety, she acquired a saintly reputation. Anna was born on May 2, 1785 in Moscow, Russia. Anna was the daughter of count Alexei Orlov and Eudoxia Lopukhina, who died in 1786 after giving birth to Anna's brother, Ivan. Ivan did not survive infancy (1786-1787). As the only surviving child, Anna was heir to enormous estates in Karelia and a fortune of millions, all of which she inherited after the death of her father in 1808. Anna was introduced to Saint Petersburg aristocratic society by her father, but never married. She was appointed maid of honor to the empress in 1817, which was not an honorary position but a profession which tasks she fulfilled, such as accompanying the empress on journeys. After the death of her father in 1808, she took control of her land and fortune, and became f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
