''Russky Invalid'' (Русский инвалид), where invalid has the meaning of a

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, was a

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of the Russian military which was published in

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 ...

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, in 1813–1917. It was founded by Pavel Pezarovius, its first editor (1813-1821, 1839-1847), originally as a charity publication collecting funds to support the victims of the 1812 War and their families of the perished. ''Russky Invalid'' started out as a weekly, in 1814—1815 it was coming out twice a week, and since 1816 became a daily. Highly popular was the ''Literary Supplement to Russian Invalid''. In July 1917 the newspaper changed its name to ''The Army and the Navy of Free Russia'' (Армия и флот свободной России) but even despite of that was closed in October of that year.Russky Invalid. The Military Encyclopedia. Moscow, 2002, p. 1347. It was renewed in 1992 in Moscow by the journalist Nikolai Zhukov, as the charity publication.

External links

"Russky Invalid" digital archives in "Newspapers on the web and beyond"
the digital resource of the

National Library of Russia The National Library of Russia (NLR, russian: Российская национальная библиотека}), located in Saint Petersburg, is the first, and one of three national public libraries in Russia. The NLR is currently ranked amo ...

References

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