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Novocherkassk Cathedral
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The Ascension Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It used to be one of the largest churches of the Russian Empire and the main church of the Don Host Provin
Novocherkassk Cathedral
The Don Metropolitan Cathedral during the consecration festivities in 1905
The Don Metropolitan Cathedral during the consecration festivities in 1905
The church at night
The church at night
The bell tower over the porch, 2006
The bell tower over the porch, 2006
Matvei Platov
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Count Matvei or Matvey Ivanovich Platov was a Russian general who commanded the Don Cossacks in the Napoleonic Wars and founded Novocherkassk as the new capital of the Don Host Province.
Portrait by George Dawe
Portrait by George Dawe
Platov's portrait, commissioned in 1814 from William Beechey by Lord Beresford
Platov's portrait, commissioned in 1814 from William Beechey by Lord Beresford
By Thomas Lawrence – Royal Collection
By Thomas Lawrence – Royal Collection
By Aleksander Orłowski – State Historical Museum
By Aleksander Orłowski – State Historical Museum