Yakov Pavlov
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Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending the eponymous "Pavlov's House" during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Pavlov in 1947
Pavlov's grave in Veliky Novgorod
Starshina
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Starshina is a senior military rank or designation in the military forces of some Slavic states, and a historical military designation. Depending on a country, it had different meanings. In the 19th c
Yakov Pavlov
…Krestovaya, Russian Republic Died 28 September 1981 (aged 63) Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Allegiance Soviet Union Service years 1938–1946 Rank Starshina Unit 13th Guards Rifle Division Conflicts World War II Battle of Stalingrad Awards Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution…
Uzbek, stashina (aqsaqal) village Chodshagent (ru: Ходжагент), 1868, drawing by V.V. Vereshchagin
Bashkirs-starshina with starshina insignia (medal), Orenburg, 1892