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	Orlov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (1734-1783), who carved for his family so illustrious a place in the Russian history, was the son of Gregory Orlov, governor of Great Novgorod.
		While serving in the capital as an artillery officer he caught the fancy of Grand Duchess Catherine Alekseyevna, and was the leader of the conspiracy which resulted in the dethronement and death of her husband Peter III (1762).
		Prince Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov (1787-1862), the natural son of Count Fyodor Grigoryevich, was born October 8 (October 19, 1786 New Style) in Moscow and took part in all the Napoleonic wars from 1805 to the capture of Paris.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orlov (1750 words)

	Orlov Trotter Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The story of the Orlov Trotter is the stuff of legend, embellished by the romance of the Russian troika and ennobled by its representation in Russian literature.
		Orlov's expert knowledge of horses, his considerable wealth and his prestige in the highest political and social circles enabled him to acquire the very finest horses from Arabia, Persia, Turkey, the Caucasus, Poland, Italy, Spain, Holland, Germany, England and Denmark.
		Count Orlov continued working with the closest genetic material to Smetanka, his son Polkan I, whose pleasing exterior, however, was not matched by his trot.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/orlov.html (1954 words)

	Full article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Orlov's response was to present the Empress with one of the world's largest cut diamonds, weighing 189.6 carats.
		The stone was later mounted in the royal sceptre as the "Orlov" diamond and was valued at 2, 399, 613 roubles at the end of the 19th century.
		To the end of her days, Empress Catherine II was grateful to the Orlovs: "I shall never forget how much I owe to your family, nor the qualities with which you are endowed and how useful they can be to our Motherland", she wrote in one of her letters after Count Orlov's retirement in 1773.
	www.whererussia.com /spb/fullarticle?id=380 (1735 words)

	Horses - The Orlov Trotter - Horse and Pony Breeds on Equiworld - Equestrian Information on the internet
		Count Orlov was not happy with the climate of his Ostrov stud and was looking for a suitable place.
		Count Orlov was happy with Bars I and concentrated on consolidating his qualities in the progeny.
		Count Orlov prohibited to sell stallions and mares in foal from his stud, since he wanted to maintain the monopoly of the then new breed.
	www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/orlovtrotter (1332 words)

	Fedor Rokotov. Biography - Olga's Gallery
		Count Alexey Grigoryevich Bobrinsky (1762-1813) was an illegitimate son of the Empress Catherine II and her lover Count Grigory Orlov.
		Ivan Grigoryevich Orlov (1733-1791) the elder son of the Novgorod vice-governor Grigoriy Ivanovich Orlov and Lukeria Ivanovna, nee Zinovyeva.
		Orlov; maid of honor to Catherine II, since 1777 lady-in-waiting, she was given the order of Catherine, she died in 1781 in Switzerland.
	www.abcgallery.com /R/rokotov/rokotovbio.html (920 words)

	The Trough - Count Orlov
		During the time of Catherine the Great, the tsarina’s favorite count, Count Orlov, had a reputation for throwing parties — only for members of the aristocracy, of course — at his home on 2nd Verkhny Mikhailovsky Proyezd.
		Count Orlov offers a wide selection of dishes, including a variety of salads (from 250 to 500 rubles) and mains (from 500 to 900 rubles) featuring sushi, lobster, fish, game and beef.
		The atmosphere at Orlov is predictably upscale, its interior tastefully decorated with Japanese art.
	www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2000/07/14/105-print.html (243 words)

	Horses - The Orlov-Rostopchin - Horse and Pony Breeds on Equiworld - Equestrian Information on the internet
		Orlov and Rostopchin were not Buffon’s disciples, they went their own ways, using their own methods of crossing, selection, and culling.
		Orlov mounts were the first saddle breed developed in Russia with method and perseverance.
		Count Rostopchin did not have the huge resources of Alexey Orlov’s, but he was his match in perseverance and ambitions.
	www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/orlovrostopchin (1204 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Orlov, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count ORLOV, ALEKSEY GRIGORYEVICH, COUNT [Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count], 1737-1808, Russian nobleman; brother of Grigori G. Orlov.
		Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count ORLOV, GRIGORI GRIGORYEVICH, COUNT [Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count], 1734-83, Russian nobleman.
		Yossef Orlov, Russian violinist who arrived in 1995, is playing in the street to survive.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Orlov, (424 words)

	The Orlov Diamond
		According to one account, the earliest known fact about the Orlov is that it was set as one of the eyes of an idol in a sacred temple in the south of India.
		After the accession of Catherine's husband to the throne as Peter III, Orlov and his younger brother, Count Aleksei Grigorievich, organized the coup of July, 1762 whereby the weak Peter III was dethroned in favor of Catherine and then murdered.
		The Russian author suggest that the role of Count Orlov was merely that of a go-between in the transaction and that it was Catherine the Great who purchased the diamond.
	famousdiamonds.tripod.com /orlovdiamond.html (3391 words)

	Gatchina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Catherine the Great granted it in 1765 to her favourite Count Orlov who built there a sombre castle with 600 rooms and laid out, for the first time in Russia, an extensive English landscape park.
		At the entrance to the park from the Gatchina road was erected a triumphal arch to a design by the architect of Gatchina, Antonio Rinaldi (1771, built 1777-82), forming a monumental entrance, the gift of Catherine to Orlov for his efforts during a recent outbreak of plague at Moscow.
		The Empress took such a great liking of the manor that at Orlov's death in 1783 she bought it from his heirs and presented it to her son, the future Emperor Paul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gatchina (494 words)

	Equestrian Writing by Jean Morris - Tersks, Endurance Horse of Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Count Orlov also bred towards a superb riding horse, the Orlov Riding Horse, starting with the same foundation stallions as the Trotter, but diverging along separate blood lines.
		Count Orlov is more generally known as Catherine the Great’s lover, and was a member of a group of the Imperial Guard plotting to overthrow her husband, Czar Peter III.
		During the mid-19th century, at the Strelets stud of Count Stroganov, in south-western Russia, a third breed based on the Arab was being developed to provide a large horse suitable for the Russian Hussar Regiments.
	www.jcmassociates.ca /articles/tersk/tersk.htm (1487 words)

	You who swelter in your clothes when the land lies hushed...
		Born 18th Century the illegitimate child of Empress Elizabeth and Count Razumovskiy, she was sent abroad at a young age to be educated, which enabled a Polish adventuress to impersonated the Princess and thereby inherit the throne of Russia.
		Count Orlov, Catherine’s lover, was entrusted with this task and set sail and found the Princess.
		Her wedding ring from Orlov, a gold band of leaves with a flower of diamonds and ruby set in the centre.
	www.symbolique.net /kult/liber_saint.html (700 words)

	PROSPECTS #112 - The fairy tale castle fit for Sleeping Beauty
		It was originally built as a country residence by Count Grigory Orlov and the house later became a fortress to protect Crown Prince Paul during the "exercise in patience" while he waited for his famous mother Catherine II to die.
		Count Orlov selected Antonio Rinaldi (1709-1794) as the architect for his castle and its interiors.
		After Orlov's death in 1783, the whole of the Gatchina estate was bought by Catherine from Orlov's family by decree at the price of 1,500,000 roubles.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/spbweb/lifestyl/112/castle.html (798 words)

	History of the Orlov Trotter, Orlov-Rostopchin Horse Breeds
		The Orlov Trotter from Russia is one of the world's most rare horse breeds, but it is sometimes confused with the Orlov-Rostopchin, another distinctive Russian breed with a similar history.
		But in addition to his Trotters, Count Orlov also used some of his same foundation Arabians to produce a saddle horse in the first decades of the 19th century.
		Orlov Riding Horses, as they were called, averaged about 16 hands with strong, athletic bodies, but also featured dished heads, swanlike necks and an elegant look.
	equisearch.com /breeds/russianorlov_051005 (398 words)

	The Orlov - Famous Diamonds
		The Orlov is mounted in the Imperial Scepter, made during the reign of Catherine the Great (1762-96).
		The unusual shape of the Orlov, the pattern of its facets and the presence of this blemish intriguingly suggest that this diamond can be identified with a long-lost legendary stone.
		Now, on almost all counts this would appear to be nothing more than legend, but it adds yet one more detail to this already complex and most colorful story.
	www.am-diamonds.com /articles/famous-diamonds/orlov-diamond.php (3377 words)

	Horse, photo, equestrian sport, stallion, stud farm, brood mare, Russian, warmblood, breeding
		Count Orlov, who took an outstanding role in Russian history during Ekaterina’s 2nd epoch, made a lot for horse breeding.
		Invaluable role of Orlov trotter in rising of quality of horses in Russia is widely known.
		Orlov never pursued growth to the detriment of any other qualities, his horses were not giants, but had excellent movements.
	www.starhorse.ru /rw1.htm (550 words)

	Russians In Exile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Alexis Grigorievich Orlov became Admiral of the Russian fleet and defeated the Turks at Chesme.
		Feodor Grigorievich Orlov is considered the progenitor of all the later aristocratic Orlovs.
		The plenipotentiaries of Russia are Count Alexis Feodorovich Orlov and Baron Philippe Brunov.
	www.joebattsarm.com /lexicografie/dias4.html (7529 words)

	The Voice of Russia: St.Petersburg is 300 years old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		After the death of the Emperor’s sister the grange had a succession of owners until it was bought by Empress Catherine II and given to her favourite, Count Grigory Orlov.
		Count Orlov built the surviving palace on drafts presented by the Italian architect Antonio Rinaldi.
		After Count Orlov’s death Empress Catherine II bought Gatchina back from his family and gave it to her son, Pavel, a future Russian Emperor.
	www.vor.ru /English/centuries/centuries_40.html (710 words)

	War and Peace - Chapter 285 - Leo Tolstoy - Read Print
		They disappeared into the forest, and Count Orlov-Denisov, having seen Grekov off, returned, shivering from the freshness of the early dawn and excited by what he had undertaken on his own responsibility, and began looking at the enemy camp, now just visible in the deceptive light of dawn and the dying campfires.
		It seemed to the count that things were beginning to stir in the French camp, and his keen-sighted adjutant confirmed this.
		When Grekov returned, Count Orlov-Denisov, excited both by the abandoned attempt and by vainly awaiting the infantry columns that still did not appear, as well as by the proximity of the enemy, resolved to advance.
	www.readprint.com /chapter-9402/Leo-Tolstoy (1172 words)

	AllRefer.com - Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
		Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich, Count[grigO´rE grigOr´yuvich, urlOf´] Pronunciation Key, 1734–83, Russian nobleman.
		One of the first lovers of Catherine II, he and his brother led the conspiracy that deposed Peter III and put her on the throne.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Orlov-Gr.html (236 words)

	Worldroots.com
		On the day she was crowned, she made Gregory Orlov a Count as well as her Adjutant-General.
		Warned that "Madame Orlov could never remain Empress of Russia", she ignored his tirades, cried over his infidelities, yet allowed the world to know she was his mistress.
		In 1772 when she found that Gregory Orlov was having an affaire with Princess Golitsyna, she replaced him with the tall, handsome and young Alexander Vasilchikov, installing him in Orlov's apartments.
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/bio/caththegreatbio.html (1272 words)

	AllRefer.com - Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count (Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
		Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count[ulyiksyA´ grigOr´yuvich, urlOf´] Pronunciation Key, 1737–1808, Russian nobleman; brother of Grigori G. Orlov.
		He and his brother headed the conspiracy to put Catherine II on the throne of Russia.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/O/Orlov-Al.html (195 words)

	An Orlov Trotter at a Paris slaughter House
		Despite the fact that the Orlov breed is at the moment on the verge of extinction, the guests were impressed by the appearances of the Orlovs.
		The impoverished Russian breeders were tempted by a possibility of a free travel abroad and a unique opportunity to advertise in Europe their Orlovs, and so they were happy to accept the proposal of their Western colleagues.
		After the Russians have successfully crossed four borders, late at night 120 kilometers from Paris they were suddenly taken away from their vans and required to send the trotters to a vet quarantine.
	www.horsequest.com /journal/articles/french.htm (794 words)

	Chesma and Patras
		Count Alexey Orlov, who was at that time General-in-Chief of all the armies, was named by Catherine II Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet.
		In counsel with his advisors, Count Orlov convened a Council of War.
		Orlov's flag was flying on the 66-gun ship Three Hierarchs in the centre of Commodore Samuel Greig's formation.
	www.neva.ru /EXPO96/book/chap3-4.html (914 words)

	Russian horses/Horse breeds/Russian warmblood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Count A.G.Orlov-Chesmensky, a tzar favourite, was the founder of the Khrenovsky stud in the Voronedjskaya province and started to create first stud Russian breeds.
		The brown stallion SALTAN I was brought from Turkey in 1775 for the Count A.G.Orlov-Chesmensky and the silver-grey stallion SMETANKA - from Arabia in 1976.
		The work of the Count A.G.Orlov and his follower - the ex-serf V.I.Shishckina - is a classical example of new breeds creation in a horse-breeding.
	www.horse.spb.su /breeds/k4e.htm (397 words)

	The Treaty of Paris
		Russia had the tough experienced negotiator Count Alexei Gregorievitch Orlov, and Baron Philip de Brunnow, whose current official position was Minister Plenipotentiary to the German Confederation, but who had 15 years experience as Ambassador in London.
		Count Orlov was more of a Khruschev with added eloquence - blunt and straightforward, he was out to dispel any impression that the Russians were present as the losing side and gave as good as he got in lusty debate.
		Away from the table he was prepared to turn on the charm with the French, in particular the Emperor, as he attempted to weaken French/British solidarity, especially on the more extreme British positions.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/crimean_war/105775/2 (713 words)

	Coins and Medals of Imperial Russia: Object Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		1771 medal for Count Aleksei Grigor’evich Orlov (1737-1808), celebrating the conquest of the Crimea and southern Ukraine, taken from the Ottoman Turks.
		Count Orlov was a naval hero and General-in-Chief of the Russian armed forces.
		The medal proclaims the successful development of the region by the Russians, illustrated by a map of the area.
	www.library.yale.edu /slavic/coins/html/medals/2001.87.348.html (62 words)

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