Difference between revisions of "George Vlastos"
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[[Image:George_Vlastos.jpg|Centre| George Vlastos]] <ref>http://www.museum.ru/1812/Persons/RUSS/</ref> | [[Image:George_Vlastos.jpg|Centre| George Vlastos]] <ref>http://www.museum.ru/1812/Persons/RUSS/</ref> | ||
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| + | Portrait of General E.I.Vlastov, painted by the English Artist G. Dawe (1781-1829) - This portrait is located in the "Military gallery" of Winter Palace in St.-Petersbourg. | ||
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E. I. Vlastov was one of the Heroes of the Patriotic War 1812 and his name is engraved on the Christ Savior Cathedral's walls In Moscow. Vlastov was decorated with the "Order of St.Georgiy" 3 class; "Order of St. Anna" 1 class; "Order of St.Vladimir" 2 class. | E. I. Vlastov was one of the Heroes of the Patriotic War 1812 and his name is engraved on the Christ Savior Cathedral's walls In Moscow. Vlastov was decorated with the "Order of St.Georgiy" 3 class; "Order of St. Anna" 1 class; "Order of St.Vladimir" 2 class. | ||
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| − | Today in Kniagevo, in the house where Vlastov lived, there is a school and its pupils carefully protect the tomb of the hero. | + | He was at different times commander of 3rd infantry division. In 1822, at the age of 52, he resigned and for the next 15 years,he lived in his manor in Knjazhevo (or Kniagevo), Shuisky's district, Province of Vladimir, where he died on January 29 1837. Today in Kniagevo, in the house where Vlastov lived, there is a school and its pupils carefully protect the tomb of the hero. |
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George Vlastos (Russian: Egor Ivanovich Vlastov; Greek: Γεωργιος Ιωαννου Βλαστος). Born: c. 1769 in Rethymnon, Crete, Greece - died: Jan 29 1837, Russia. He was one of the first to graduate in 1790 from the Greek Cadets Corp.
Portrait of General E.I.Vlastov, painted by the English Artist G. Dawe (1781-1829) - This portrait is located in the "Military gallery" of Winter Palace in St.-Petersbourg.
E. I. Vlastov was one of the Heroes of the Patriotic War 1812 and his name is engraved on the Christ Savior Cathedral's walls In Moscow. Vlastov was decorated with the "Order of St.Georgiy" 3 class; "Order of St. Anna" 1 class; "Order of St.Vladimir" 2 class.
He was at different times commander of 3rd infantry division. In 1822, at the age of 52, he resigned and for the next 15 years,he lived in his manor in Knjazhevo (or Kniagevo), Shuisky's district, Province of Vladimir, where he died on January 29 1837. Today in Kniagevo, in the house where Vlastov lived, there is a school and its pupils carefully protect the tomb of the hero.