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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Arakcheev. Aleksyei Andreevich
Britannica 11thARAKCHEEV. ALEKSYEI ANDREEVICH, COUNT (17601834), Russian soldier and statesman, was descended from an ancient family of Great Novgorod. From his mother, Elizabeth Vitlitsaya, he inherited most of his characteristics, an insatiable love of work, an almost peda ...
Vol. 2, pp. 314-315
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Aragua
Britannica 11th... ion, Ciudad de Cura and Maracay (pop. 7500), 56 m. west-south-west of ARAGUAYA— ARAKCHEEV Caries* near the north-east shore of Lake Valencia. The last two towns are on the railway between Caracas and Valencia.
Vol. 2, pp. 313-314
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Tolstoy, Leo
Britannica 11th... ssia in the days of Peter the Great. The first ancestor of distinction was Petr Andreevich Tolstoy (q.v.). His descendant Nicholas (the father of the great author) was born in 1797. After serving for a short time in the army he retired in 1824, and led the lif ...
Vol. 26, pp. 1053-1060
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