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Nicholas Yusupov
Prince Nicholas Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (Russian language, Russian: Князь Николай Фе́ликсович Юсу́пов, Граф Сумаро́ков-Эльстон; 28 February 1883 – 5 July 1908) was a Russian Empire, Russian aristocrat from the House of Yusupov. He was the elder brother of Felix Yusupov, who was later known as the murderer of Grigori Rasputin. Biography Early life Prince Nicholas Felixovich Yusupov was born at the Moika Palace in Saint Petersburg in 1883 to Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston and Zinaida Yusupova, the wealthiest heiress in Russia, only ten months after their wedding. He was named after his Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov (junior), maternal grandfather. His father had obtained special permission from Alexander III to use his wife's last name for himself and his children so that the Yusupov name would survive. Nicholas was joined by three younger brothers, of whom only the youngest, Felix Yusupov, Felix, would surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
