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  2. Forms of address in the Russian Empire - Wikipedia

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    From the time of Peter the Great, forms of address in the Russian Empire had been well-codified, determined by a person’s title of honor, as well as military or civil rank (see Table of Ranks) and ecclesiastical order.

  3. Personality and reputation of Paul I of Russia - Wikipedia

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    [238] [note 33] Paul was the first tsar "for many generations" to legislate in favor of serfs, and this became a blueprint for his successors; after his reign, "whereas all rulers before Paul aided in intensifying the bondage of the serfs, each one thereafter made serious efforts" to help them. [240]

  4. Italian and Swiss expedition of 1799 - Wikipedia

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    Paul I attempted to forge a Russo–Prussian alliance in late 1799 and 1800 to punish Austria, [18] and by January 1801 his relations with Britain had also worsened so much that he was on the brink of invading British India with 22,000 Don Cossacks. [3] This plan did not materialise because tsar Paul I of Russia was assassinated in March 1801. [3]

  5. Paul I of Russia - Wikipedia

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    On 8 January 1801, Tsar Paul I signed a decree on the incorporation of Georgia (Kartli-Kakheti) within the Russian Empire, [37] [38] which was confirmed by Tsar Alexander I on 12 September 1801. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The Georgian envoy in Saint Petersburg, Garsevan Chavchavadze , reacted with a note of protest that was presented to the Russian vice ...

  6. Eastern Slavic naming customs - Wikipedia

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    Unlike English, in which the use of diminutive forms is optional even between close friends, in East Slavonic languages, such forms are obligatory in certain contexts because of the strong T–V distinction: the T-form of address usually requires the short form of the counterpart's name. Also, unlike other languages with prominent use of name ...

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  8. Pauline Laws - Wikipedia

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    Paul I abolished Peter the Great's law that allowed each reigning emperor or empress to designate his or her successor and substituted a strict order of succession by proclaiming that the eldest son of the monarch would inherit the throne, followed by other dynasts according to primogeniture in the male line. [1] Paul thus implemented a semi ...

  9. Pavlovsk Palace - Wikipedia

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    Paul and his wife spent the summers of 1777 to 1780 in Krik, while their new homes and the garden were being built. [1] They began by building two wooden buildings, one kilometer apart. Paul's house, a two-story house in the Dutch style, with small gardens, was called "Marienthal", or the "Valley of Maria".