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Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky
Prince Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky ( ka, პეტრე ნიკოლოზის ძე გრუზინსკი; russian: Пётр Николаевич Грузинский; literally "Peter of Georgia"; 1837–1892) was a Georgia (country), Georgian royal prince (''batonishvili'') from the House of Mukhrani of the royal Bagrationi dynasty. Pyotr painted landscapes and genre paintings, and was also known for his paintings of battle scenes from the Caucasus War. ''Russian Biographic Dictionary'' He was the son of Prince Nikoloz Gruzinsky and a scion of the House of Mukhrani, Mukhrani-Gruzinsky branch of the Bagrationi dynasty that had moved to Imperial Russia in the 18th century. Pyotr Nikolayevich Gruzinsky was the Georgian monarchs family tree of Bagrationi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kursk
Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history. Geography Urban layout Kursk was originally built as a fortress city, on a hill dominating the plain. The settlement was surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs and rivers. From the west, the Kur river, from the south and east, the Tuskar river, and from the north, forest thickets approached it. By 1603, Kursk had become a large military, administrative and economic center of a vast territory in the south of the country. The new fortress was built under the leadership of the governor Ivan Polev and Nelyub Ogaryov. The Kursk fortress was given a particularly important role, since in these places the Crimean Tatars, who made regular raids on Russia, traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
