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In traditional Russian historiography, he is regarded as a Russian national hero and a central figure of the Russian Middle Ages. His nickname, Donskoy ("of the Don"), alludes to his great victory against the Tatars in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380), which took place on the Don River. [1]
Boris Mikhailovich Donskoy (Russian: Борис Михайлович Донской; 1894 – August 10, 1918) was a Russian revolutionary. He was a member of the Left Socialist-Revolutionary party as SR-maximalist.
According to the "Narration", Donskoy fought on horseback with his clothes, was wounded and left the field of battle, and was found unconscious under a tree after the battle; according to the "Chronicle Tale", Donskoy switched clothes with a boyar, fought in the frontline until the end of combat, and did not sustain even a scratch. [58]
Dmitri Donskoy was forced to reaffirm his allegiance to the Golden Horde, and resumed paying the tribute (which was probably increased as punishment). [2] Although Tokhtamysh did not deprive Donskoy of the title of grand prince of Vladimir, he did take his son Vasily hostage for several years (until he escaped upon his second attempt, and ...
The Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church.It was created on 1 October 2004 by Patriarch Alexiy II and the Holy Synod as a means of marking courageous service to the Russian state or contributions to cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Armed Forces, providing spiritual and moral support for servicemen and women ...
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Mark Donskoy was born in Odessa in a Jewish family. During the Civil War, he served in the Red Army (1921-1923), and was held captive by the White Russians for ten months. After he was freed, he was discharged from military service. He studied psychology and psychiatry at the Crimean Medical School.
Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Yusupov the Hero of Russia medal on Friday, praising his heroics in what state media has referred to as a "miracle" landing. Twenty-three-year-old co-pilot ...