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Orlov (Орлов) Grigory Grigoryevich
(1734—1783)

Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov, who created for his family such an illustrious Russian history, was the son of Gregory Orlov, governor of Great Novgorod. He was educated in the corps of cadets at St Petersburg, began his military career in the Seven Years' War, and was wounded at Zorndorf. While serving in the capital as an artillery officer he... More...

Russia, 2009, 225th Birth Anniv of Grigory Orlov