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Nikolai Orlov (general)
Nikolay Orlov () may refer to: *Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov (1827–1885), Russian diplomat *Nikolai Orlov (painter) (1863–1924), Russian painter *Nicholas W. Orloff (1890s–1961), Russian-American spy *Nikolai Orlov (pianist) (1892–1964), Russian pianist *Nikolay Orlov (wrestler) (fl. 1900s), Russian wrestler *Nicholas Orloff (dancer) (1914/15–2001), Russian-American ballet dancer *Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov (1871 – after 1917), Russian deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma *Nikolay Orlov (military writer), professor of military art, military writer and pioneer of aeronautics {{hndis, Orlov, Nikolay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov
Nikolay Alekseyevich Orlov (; April 27, 1827 — March 17, 1885) was a Russian nobleman, soldier, social reformer and diplomat. He started his career as an officer in the Russian army, and later served variously as the Russian ambassador to Belgium, Great Britain, France, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Germany. He was primarily responsible for the end of corporal punishment under Russian law. Orlov was born in St. Petersburg to Prince, then Count, Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov and his wife Olga Alexandrovna (nee Zherebtsova). He studied law, and in 1843, he became a page at the Russian Imperial Court. In 1845, he was assigned to the Life Guard Horse Regiment. In 1846, he was attached to the staff of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, the Tzar's son. In 1849, he distinguished himself in the suppression of the 1848 Hungarian uprising, and was promoted to captain. From 1851 to 1854 he served on the General Staff and in the War Ministry. Promoted to colonel, he was sent to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Orlov (painter)
Nikolai Vasilyevich Orlov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Орлов; 8 May 1863, Buytsy, Tula Governorate - 5 August 1924, Moscow) was a Russian Genre art, genre painter and art teacher; associated with the Peredvizhniki and a friend of Leo Tolstoy. Biography His first art lessons came from his uncle, a local icon painter. From 1882 to 1892 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Illarion Pryanishnikov and Vladimir Makovsky.Brief biography @ ArtInvestment.ru He graduated with a silver medal and his family moved to the village of Kuleshovo in Kaluga Governorate, where he painted decorations at the local church. In 1893, he began exhibiting with the Peredvizhniki and became a member in 1896. Two years later, he moved to the village of Obiralovka, near Moscow then, in 1902, to Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas W
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name means "victory of the people." The name has been widely used in countries with significant Christian populations, owing in part to the veneration of Saint Nicholas, which became increasingly prominent in Western Europe from the 11th century. Revered as a saint in many Christian denominations, the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican Churches all celebrate Saint Nicholas Day on December 6. In maritime regions throughout Europe, the name and its derivatives have been especially popular, as St Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. This remains particularly so in Greece, where St Nicholas is the patron saint of the Hellenic Navy. Origins The name derives from the . It is understood to mean 'victory of the people', bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Orlov (pianist)
Nikolai Andreyevich Orlov (; 26 February ( J: 14 February) 1892 in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire – 31 May 1964 in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, United Kingdom) was a Russian pianist who was appreciated especially for his interpretations of Frédéric Chopin. Nikolai Orlov studied piano at Moscow and graduated from Moscow Conservatory on 1910. He also studied privately composition and counterpoint with Sergei Taneyev. His first public concert was held in 1912, and he gave the première of the first piano concerto of Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov ( – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928 and was instrumental i ... in the same year. Orlov worked as teacher in Moscow in 1913–1921 and then moved to West. He made several successful concert tours around the world, and in 1948 he settled in Grantown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Orlov (wrestler)
Nikolay Orlov () was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu .... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Olympic wrestlers for the Russian Empire Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Male sport wrestlers from the Russian Empire Olympic silver medalists for the Russian Empire Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Orloff (dancer)
Nikolay Orlov () may refer to: *Nikolay Alexeyevich Orlov (1827–1885), Russian diplomat *Nikolai Orlov (painter) (1863–1924), Russian painter * Nicholas W. Orloff (1890s–1961), Russian-American spy *Nikolai Orlov (pianist) (1892–1964), Russian pianist *Nikolay Orlov (wrestler) Nikolay Orlov () was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, Englan ... (fl. 1900s), Russian wrestler * Nicholas Orloff (dancer) (1914/15–2001), Russian-American ballet dancer * Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov (1871 – after 1917), Russian deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma * Nikolay Orlov (military writer), professor of military art, military writer and pioneer of aeronautics {{hndis, Orlov, Nikolay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov
Nikolai Stepanovich Orlov (; 1871, Novosyolki, Vologda Governorate — after 1917) was a peasant, an estate manager, a chairman of a ''volost'' court and a deputy of the Fourth Imperial Duma from the Vologda Governorate between 1912and 1917. He had centrist political position and was a member of the Progressive Bloc. In the days of the February Revolution of 1917, he was in Petrograd Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601, ... and took part in revolutionary events: from 2 to 13 March, he was a member of Duma's Commission on Internal Order. Literature * ''Николаев А. Б.'Орлов Николай Степанович(in Russian) // Государственная дума Российской империи: 1906—1917 / Б. Ю. Иванов, А. А. Комзол ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
