Alexander Peresvet, also spelled Peresviet (Russian: Александр Пересвет, d. 8 September 1380), was a Russian Orthodox monk who fought in a single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-murza (known in most Russian sources as Chelubey or Chelibey) at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo (8 September 1380). The two men killed each other. He is believed to have hailed from the Bryansk area and to have taken
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, Russian: Людми́ла Миха́йловна Павличе́нко, (née Belova; 12 July 1916 – 10 October 1974 was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, who was credited with 309 confirmed kills, making her the most successful female sniper in recorded history. Pavlichenko was nicknamed “Lady Death” for her incredible ability with a sniper rifle. She served
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 or fully Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 Hungarian: 1848–49-es polgári forradalom és szabadságharc, “1848–49 Revolution and War of independence” was one of many European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. It is one of the most determinative events in Hungary’s
Count Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Yerevansky, Serene Prince of Warsaw Russian: Ива́н Фёдорович Паске́вич-Эриванский, светлейший князь Варшавский, tr. Iván Fëdorovič Paskévič-Èrivanvkij, svetlejšij knjaz’ Varšavskij; 19 May 1782 – 1 February 1856 was an Imperial Russian military leader. For his victories, he was made Count of Yerevan in 1828 and Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland in 1831. He attained the rank of field
Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov Russian: Иван Васильевич Панфилов; 1 January 1893 – 18 November 1941 was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Moscow at the Second World War. Contents 1Biography 1.1Early life 1.2Civil War 1.3Central Asia 1.4Battle of Moscow
Fabian Gottlieb Fürst von der Osten-Sacken Russian: Фабиа́н Вильге́льмович О́стен-Са́кен; 20 October [O.S. 9] 1752 – 7 April [O.S. 26 March] 1837) was a Baltic German Field Marshal who led the Russian army against the Duchy of Warsaw and later governed Paris during the city’s brief occupation by the anti-French coalition. Contents 1Early career 2Napoleonic Wars 3Later years 4See also 5References 6External links Early career[edit] Osten-Sacken was born in Reval, in
Rodion Oslyabya (Russian: Родион Ослябя) was a Russian monk from Saint Sergius’s Trinity Abbey who became famous for his part in the Battle of Kulikovo. Most details of his life are legendary. According to a 15th-century source, he was a nobleman (boyar) rather than a monk. He fought in the Battle on Pyana River, in a rank of tysyachnik (leader of a thousand knights), and survived
Semyon Andreevich Pugachov 26 February 1889 – 23 March 1943 was a Russian soldier who served in the Russian Imperial and Soviet armed forces. He served in World War I and obtained the rank of Comkor in the Red Army. Contents 1Biography 1.1Service in the Red Army 1.2Awards 2Arrests and death 3References 4Sources 5See
The Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was caused by the Ottoman Empire’s war with Persia and continuing raids by the Crimean Tatars. The war also represented Russia’s continuing struggle for access to the Black Sea. In 1737, the Habsburg Monarchy joined the war on Russia’s side, known in historiography as the Austro-Turkish War of 1737–1739. Contents 1Russian diplomacy before the war 2The course of the
Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich Христофо́р Анто́нович Миних, tr. Khristófor Antónovich Minikh; 19 May 1683 – 27 October 1767 was a German general who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire. He was the major Russian Army reformer and founder of several elite military formations during the reign of Anna of Russia. As a statesman, he