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Menshikov, Alexander Danilovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
MENSHIKOV, ALEXANDER DANILOVICH (c. 1672...and statesman; favorite of Peter I. Menshikov rose from humble origins to become the...1696) he and Peter were inseparable. Menshikov accompanied Peter on the Grand Embassy...
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Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, Prince
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov, Prince , 1672?-1729, Russian...chief adviser. Despite his vices, Menshikov proved an able military commander...created prince and later field marshal. Menshikov was successively governor of Schl...
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Catherine I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...then of Peter I's favorite, Alexander Menshikov, then of Peter himself. By 1704 she...court, where she was closely allied with Menshikov, arranging the marriages of elite women...six-man Supreme Privy Council under Menshikov dismantled some of Peter's unsuccessful...
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Peter II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...under the protection of Prince Alexander Menshikov, who betrothed him to his daughter Maria...developed a mind of his own. At first Menshikov kept the emperor under his wing, but...bout of illness in the summer of 1727, Menshikov was marginalized then banished by members...
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Peter and Paul Fortress
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...with laying the foundation stone of the Menshikov Bastion, and for the rest of Trezzini...in Peter's reign, such as Alexander Menshikov, or for a member of the imperial house...serves primarily as a museum. See also: menshikov, alexander danilovich; peter i bibliography...
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Sinope, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...Nicholas's emissary Admiral Alexander Menshikov broke off negotiations with the Ottoman Empire. Menshikov opposed plans for a preemptive strike...engagement, was taken prisoner. See also: menshikov, alexander danilovich; military, imperial...
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Mazepa, Hetman Ivan Stepanovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...In October 1708 he fled to Charles's side. Alexander Menshikov responded by storming and burning the hetman's headquarters...versions of his life in fiction and opera. See also: cossacks; menshikov, alexander danilovich; peter i bibliography Babinsky, Hubert...
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Balaklava, Battle of
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
BALAKLAVA, BATTLE OF On October 25, 1854, Prince A. S. Menshikov, commander of Russian ground forces in Crimea, launched an attack on the British supply base at Balaklava to divert an allied...
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Inkerman, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...1854. In November 1854 an Anglo-French force was besieging Sebastopol in the Crimea. On 5 November a Russian army under Menshikov attacked at Inkerman, hoping to drive from the field forces supporting the besiegers. Despite having superior numbers...
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Balaclava, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Balaclava, battle of, 1854. On 25 October 1854 the Russian commander in the Crimea, Menshikov, attempted to lift the siege of Sebastopol by attacking with 25,000 troops towards the British base at Balaclava. The ‘...
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