Orlov revolt
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The Orlov revolt was a Greek uprising in the Peloponnese and later also in Crete that broke out in February 1770, following the arrival of Russian Admiral Alexey Orlov, commander of the Imperial Russi
Battle of Chios (Chesma) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1848)
Gravour showing the Battle of Chesma
A bust of Daskalogiannis in Anopolis, Crete
Greek Project
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The Greek Project, also known as the Greek Plan, was an early proposed solution to the Eastern question advanced by the Russian empress Catherine the Great in the early 1780s. It envisaged the partiti
Orlov revolt
…Mani Peninsula. The revolt, a major precursor to the Greek War of Independence (which erupted in 1821), was part of Catherine the Great's so-called "Greek Plan" and was eventually suppressed by the Ottomans by June 1771. The first attempts of the nascent Russian Empire, under Tsar Peter the Great, to expand…
The colossal Pella Palace on the bank of the Neva River, constructed from 1785 onwards. The name "Pella" referenced the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
The Sophia Cathedral in Tsarskoe Selo was designed as a small-scale replica of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople