Georgievskie kavalery - Voskoboinikov Sergei Georgievich

The book presented to you is dedicated to the heroes-defenders of Russia of the 18th and 19th centuries. famous and not very, and sometimes unjustly forgotten, who by their exploits and self-sacrifice on the battlefields deserved the highest military award - the military order of the Holy Martyr and the victorious Heopgius. The Order was established on November 26, 1769. abolished in 1917 and revived again 10 years ago in 2000. that the Order of the Soviet Union was abolished, the Order of St. George ribbon, with alternating stripes (two orange and three black), was used in the design of other - exclusively combat awards - the Order of Glory, which has much in common with its statute St. George's Order, as well as medals "For the victory over Germany." This closely connects the heroes of the Great Patriotic War with their glorious ancestors, who defended and multiplied their native land.
The book gives lists of awarded officers of the Russian army, described the wars and battles in which these heroes distinguished themselves, laid out the history of the creation of the order and the change of its satatat. In writing this book, the author used a wide range of sources, which included materials from the funds No. 52, 489 of the Russian State Military Historical Archives and foundations No. 46, 341, 344 of the State Archives, as well as the works of prominent historians.
The book is addressed to a wide range of readers, all topics. who are interested in the heroic past of our Motherland, who would like to know the names of its heroes. The materials contained in the book are acceptable when studying both military history and local studies. They can be used to solve the problems of patriotic education.