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  Konstantin Konstantinovich (pen-name – K.R.), a Grand Duke, Emperor Nicolas's the First grandson, Nicolas's the Second cousin once removed, produced a significant contribution to Russian history and culture at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. A military man, a science leader, a poet – these are the aspects of a Romanov Regnant House representative's extraordinary individuality.

Since childhood the Grand Duke had been traditionally prepared for military service. At first he served in the navy, later he commanded a company in the Izmaylovsky regiment of the Life Guards, where he organized a literary circle “Izmaylovskie dosugi”, with poems recited and literary problems discussed at its meetings. In 1891 Konstantin Konstantinovich became the Preobrazhensky regiment of the Life Guards commander; in 1894 – a major-general already, and since 1907 – an infantery general.

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Boris Lvovich Modzalevsky was born on April, 20^th, 1874, in Tiphlis (Tbilisi) where his father Lev Nikolaevich, a tutor and a writer, the author of “Essays on history of up-bringing and education” worked at that time. Boris Lvovich received his school education at the 2^nd Gymnasium of St. Petersburg and his higher education in St. Petersburg University where he graduated in 1898 with a first degree diploma. In the same year B. L. Modzalevsky started his career first in the Departments Chancellery of Empress Maria and then was appointed at the State Chancellery with a studies scholarship in the Archives of the State Council. In April 1899 B. L. Modzalevsky was invited for work by the Academy of Sciences. Primarily Boris Lvovich was admitted to the Conference Chancellery, however, he was initially free of any Chancellery duties as he was in charge of organizing Pushkin’s anniversary exhibition and conducting it.  подробнее...

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