Alexander Gavrilovich Remy russian: link=no, Реми, Александр Гаврилович (30.08.1809-27.09.1871) was a Russian mayor-general, brother officer of Russian poet

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

. Alexander Remy was born in 1809 in the city of

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), i ...

into a Russian noble family Remy (family) of

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descent. The ancestor of Remy came to Russia in 1787, when the officer Jean-Gabriel Remy entered the Engineering Corps in

. Remy began his military service in cavalry in 1826. Until 1835 he served at the ''1st Bugsk

uhlan Uhlans (; ; ; ; ) were a type of light cavalry, primarily armed with a lance. While first appearing in the cavalry of Lithuania and then Poland, Uhlans were quickly adopted by the mounted forces of other countries, including France, Russia, Pr ...

regiment'', later captain of cavalry at the Uhlan Regiment in

, brother officer of

. Alexander Remy was appointed officer for special commissions at the headquarters of General Khomutov at

Don Cossack Voisko Don Cossacks (russian: Донские казаки, Donskie kazaki) or Donians (russian: донцы, dontsy) are Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don. Historically, they lived within the former Don Cossack Host (russian: До ...

and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in April, 1840. Remi left for

Novocherkassk Novocherkassk (russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. ''New Cherkassk'') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as t ...

in May, 1840, meeting in Moscow his friend

who was heading

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for

exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

. The cigar-case presented to Remy by Lermontov may be viewed at the ''Tarkhany'' museum (музей-заповедник «Тарханы»). Alexander Remy participated in several wars and was decorated with

Order of St. Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...

of 2nd degree,

Order of St. Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

of 1st degree (with a ribbon),

Order of St. Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holst ...

of 3 degree (with ribbon), and a silver medal for courage. On the 25th anniversary of his military service, Remy was awarded with an

Order of St. George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

of 4th degree. In 1868, he was promoted to the rank of mayor-general. After resignation, the general received several lands in

Don Voisko Province The Province (Oblast) of the Don Cossack Host (, ''Oblast’ Voyska Donskogo'') of Imperial Russia was the official name of the territory of Don Cossacks, coinciding approximately with the present-day Rostov Oblast of Russia. Its site of adm ...

(one of the villages was later named ''Removka''). Alexander Remy settled in

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The ...

, where he acquired several houses, including the mansion of the former Taganrog's governor

Pyotr Papkov Pyotr Afanasievich Papkov (russian: Папков, Петр Афанасьевич, 1772–1853) was a Russian Generalmajor and statesman. Military career Pyotr Afanasievich was born in 1772 into a Russian noble family of Papkovs in Yekaterinosla ...

on ''Malaya Birzhevaya Ulitsa'' (now ''Ulitsa Schmidta''). Remy took an active part in the city affairs: he was member of the committee for the construction of Taganrog Theater and of the ''Charity society''. He died in 1871 in a train accident near

. The mansion of Alexander Remy housed the newly married couple of Pavel Chekhov and Yevgeniya Chekhova, the parents of Russian writer

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

, who rented one of the rooms in 1854–1855. This gave Anton Chekhov the motif for his story "The House with an Attic" in 1896.

References

* Гаврюшкин О. "По старой Греческой", Таганрог, 2003 г. {{DEFAULTSORT:Remy, Alexander 19th-century military personnel from the Russian Empire Nobility from Saint Petersburg 1809 births 1871 deaths Military personnel from Saint Petersburg Railway accident deaths in Russia