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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-Chesmensky **Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya Countess Anna Alekseyevna Orlova-Chesmenskaya (russian: Анна Алексеевна Орлова; 1785–1848), was a Russian Empire landowner, and courtier. She was known for her work against the serfdom in Russia. Also known for her piety, she ... ** (1763-1820), Russian major-general See also * Chesma (other) {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky District
Chesmensky District (russian: Чесменский райо́н) 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 is the rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ... (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 Grigoryevich Orlov (russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов; – ) was a Russian soldier and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian A ...-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 (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') 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 587,400 km2. 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 Navy. Among the oldest populated places of the oblast are Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kholmogory, Kargopol, and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmenskaya Church
The Chesme Church (russian: Чесменская церковь; full name ''Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace'', also called the ''Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist'', russian: це́рковь Рождества́ Иоа́нна Предте́чи при Че́сменском Дворце́), 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 (russian: Чесменский дворец: 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 ( tr, Çeşme) in the Aegean Sea during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The church and Chesme Palace were the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesmensky Palace
The Chesme Church (russian: Чесменская церковь; full name ''Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace'', also called the ''Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist'', russian: це́рковь Рождества́ Иоа́нна Предте́чи при Че́сменском Дворце́), 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 (russian: Чесменский дворец: 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 ( tr, Çeşme) in the Aegean Sea during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The church and Chesme Palace were the earliest Neo-Gothic constructions in ... [...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 Grigoryevich Orlov (russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов; – ) was a Russian soldier and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian A ...-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 Chesme took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Chesme or Chesma) 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. 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 adviser, combined under the overall command of Count Alexei Orlov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Fleet, and went to look for the Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов; – ) was a Russian soldier and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. 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. Handsomely rewarded by Catherine after her accession, the Orlovs became powerful at court. Alexei was promoted and took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, commanding a naval expedition to the Mediterranean in 1770, which destroyed the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Chesma. For his success he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya
Countess Anna Alekseyevna Orlova-Chesmenskaya (russian: Анна Алексеевна Орлова; 1785–1848), was a Russian Empire landowner, 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 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 famed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
