Siege of Izmail
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The siege of Izmail, also called the storming of Izmail, was a military action fought in 1790 on the Danube near the Black Sea during the Russo-Turkish War and simultaneously the Austro-Turkish War. T
The capture of Izmail by Russian troops under the command of General-in-Chief A. V. Suvorov on 11 December 1791, Mikhail Ivanov
Izmail Fortress
Suvorov on a white horse and the Russian soldiers storming Izmail. A commemorative painting from 2025 by artist Dmitry Dolgov; the painting is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Academic precision and classical techniques of military art.
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The engraving of Samuil Schiflar [ru] (painted version). Creation of the engraving was inspired by a watercolor painting of military artist Ivanov. Ivanov's painting was based on the sketches, made by the artist during the battle.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin
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Prince Nikolai or Nicholas Vasilyevich Repnin was a Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; the le
Prince Nicolas von Repnin 1779
The gates leading to Repnin's country residence Vorontsovo near Moscow.