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    Alexander Dmitrievich Lanskoy, also called Sashin'ka or Sasha, (19 March [O.S. 8 March] 1758-6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1784) was a Russian general, favourite...
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  • Lanskoy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Lanskoy (1758-1784), Russian general, favourite and lover of Catherine the Great...
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    favourite in 1778—1779 Alexander Lanskoy — official favourite in 1780—1784 Alexander Yermolov — official favourite in 1785—1786 Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov —...
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    August 18, 2005. RUSSIA'S OTHELLO Who was Abram Gannibal? For centuries, Alexander Pushkin's great-grandfather – an African slave who became a Russian noble...
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    Rimsky-Korsakov (May 1778 to late 1778), Alexander Lanskoy (1780–1784), Alexander Yermolov (1785–1786), Alexander Dmitriev-Mamonov (1786–1789) and Platon...
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    Kutuzov Sergey Stepanovich Lanskoy Mikhail Lazarev Leopold I of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt Alexander Mikhailovich Lermontov...
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    in Paris in 1781 via Melchior Grimm. She then gave it to her lover Alexander Lanskoy and it was later transferred to the Hermitage Museum. On 27 June 1930...
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    Count Alexander Matveyevich Dmitriev-Mamonov (Russian: Александр Матвеевич Дмитриев-Мамонов; 30 September 1758 – 11 October 1803, buried in Donskoy Monastery)...
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    Orlov had seduced his 13-year-old relative. A handsome young officer, Alexander Vasilchikov, was installed as her new lover. To rekindle Catherine's affection...
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    the rank of General-major upon returning to Russia in 1814. A friend of Alexander Pushkin and convinced liberal himself, he now concentrated his attention...
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