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Vol.II: the Noble Families

Although the Soviet regime abolished the estates, titles and ranks of the Empire (and thus there is no nobility of the Russian Federation), this did not affect de jure the armorial heritage of the Russian nobility. Within the Imperial system, apart of being the "nobilitatis ornamentum", the noble arms were also just family attributes; in this aspect they had any practical and legal reason to persist, and, after the fall of the Soviet regime, to be publicly recognised as valid. Even more, the noble attributes (coronets, helmets etc) may be preserved within the achievements as elements de souvenir.
 
Mr G. Vilinbakhov (of the City of St. Petersburg)Mr G. Vilinbakhov (of the City of St. Petersburg)
 
Mr P. Kornakov (of the City of St. Petersburg)Mr P. Kornakov (of the City of St. Petersburg)
 
Messrs Krutikov (of the City of St. Petersburg et al.)Messrs Krutikov (of the City of St. Petersburg et al.)
 
Mr von Lysander (of the City of St. Petersburg)Mr von Lysander (of the City of St. Petersburg)
 
Mr Naderwell (of the City of St. Petersburg)Mr Naderwell (of the City of St. Petersburg)
 
Messrs Ordovski-Tanaevski (of the Cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Caracas)Messrs Ordovski-Tanaevski (of the Cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Caracas)
 
Romanov [Romanoff] FamilyRomanov [Romanoff] Family
 
Mr Rostropovich (of the City of St. Petersburg et al.)Mr Rostropovich (of the City of St. Petersburg et al.)
 
Messrs Sablin (of the Cities of St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Vologda)Messrs Sablin (of the Cities of St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Vologda)
 
Princes Yourievsky (of the Cities of Zuerich and St. Petersburg)Princes Yourievsky (of the Cities of Zuerich and St. Petersburg)
 
Mr Jawid (of the City of St. Petersburg)Mr Jawid (of the City of St. Petersburg)
 
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