Russian Heraldry as It is /

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This site's aim is to present a vivid image of Russian heraldry, and to provide the English-reading audience with reliable basic information on the armorial heritage and the current heraldic practice in Russia. So far a number of our sections is under construction, but we hope that the site may be already interesting and informative. Welcome to the Heraldic Russia!
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ARMORIAL and GALLERIES:

» Old Russian Heraldic Art

» Modern Russian Heraldic Art
»» The Guild of Heraldic Artists

THE OPEN ARMORIAL:
» Vol.I: the Commoners
» Vol.II: the Noble Families
» Vol.III: the Corporations
» Vol.IV: the Ecclesiastical Heraldry
» Supplement

ALMOST HERALDRY:

» Nobility

ORDERS, AWARDS, INSIGNIA:
» Imperial Orders of Chivalry
» Modern Orders and Awards
» Insignia of Rank and Office
» Fontes Honorum
» Russia and the S.M.O.M.

» Russian Heraldry That Is Not

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Imperial Orders of Chivalry

The rubric is still under construction. So far we recommend everybody to wait for the "BURKE’S ORDERS OF CHIVALRY AND OF MERIT" which is just published (the project’s General Editor is Guy Stair Sainty), and to find and read an excellent book by a researcher from Finland, Dr. Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm: "The Russian Imperial Awards System During the Reign of Nicholas II. 1894-1917", Helsinki, 2005.

IMPERIAL ORDERS

The Imperial Order of St. Catherine the Great Martyr
The Order was founded by Tsar (later Emperor) Peter I under the name of the Order of Liberation (Orden Svobozhdeniya), under the patronage of St. Catherine of Alexandria, and specially for his spouse, Tsarina Catherine (later Empress, and after his death the Sovereign as Catherine I). In this way Peter I commemorated Catherine’s merits during the unsuccessful Russian expedition against Turks in 1711... more »