Pyotr Saltykov
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Count Pyotr Semyonovich Saltykov was a Russian statesman and military officer, promoted to the rank of field marshal on 18 August 1759. Saltykov is one of the finest commanders in Russian history. The
Portrait by Pietro Rotari, 1760
Saltykov on the monument "Millennium of Russia" in Veliky Novgorod.
Pyotr Rumyantsev
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Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky was one of the foremost Russian military commanders of the 18th century, widely considered to be one of Russia's greatest military leaders and is referr
Pyotr Saltykov
…on 18 August 1759. Saltykov is one of the finest commanders in Russian history. The experience of Saltykov's military art was adopted and developed by Pyotr A. Rumyantsev, who served in his troops. Saltykov was born on 21 December [O.S. 11 December] 1698, in the village of Nikolskoye, located to the southwest of Lake…
Portrait by an unknown artist, 1770s
The Rumyantsev Obelisk (1799–1801) was moved from the Field of Mars to St. Andrew's Cathedral by Carlo Rossi in 1818.
Portrait of Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. Unknown artist of the late 18th century.
Portrait of Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky. Painting of the 1790s by Salvatore Tonci.