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  Peter II of Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Until his coronation, Russia was practically ruled by Count Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov.
Influenced by boyar aristocracy (knyazs Dolgorukovs and others), Peter II sent Menshikov into exile and officially expressed his negative attitude towards Peter the Great's reforms.
He dismissed many of Peter's institutions and moved his residence to Moscow.
www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/p/pe/peter_ii_of_russia.html   (179 words)

  
 Andrei Osterman: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On the accession of Peter II of Russia (Peter II of Russia: more facts about this subject) Osterman was appointed governor to the young emperor, and on his death (1730) he refused to participate in the attempt of Demetrius Galitzne (Demetrius Galitzne: galitzine, more correctly golitsyn (russian:),...
[follow hyperlink for more...]) and the Dolgorukovs to convert Russia into a limited constitutional monarchy (constitutional monarchy: a constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system...
He held aloof till the empress Anne was firmly established on the throne as autocrat (autocrat: A cruel and oppressive dictator).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/andrei_osterman   (1060 words)

  
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This provided Prince Ivan with an excellent opportunity to head the Dolgorukov family in the struggle for power, but apparently he did not possess the necessary traits or was simply more interested in other things (and he may have been right in that).
All the plans hatched by the Dolgorukovs to win power by a double marriage ã Princess Catherine Dolgorukova was to marry Peter II, while Prince Ivan Dolgorukov was to marry Princess Natalya Sheremeteva ã fell through.
As a result, the local friends of the Dolgorukovs, and the Dolgorukovs themselves, including Prince Ivan, were tortured and executed.
english.mn.ru /english/printver.php?2004-2-31   (905 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Andrei Osterman
The conduct of foreign affairs was left entirely in his hands, and he held also the posts of minister of commerce and postmaster-general.
On the accession of Peter II of Russia Osterman was appointed governor to the young emperor, and on his death (1730) he refused to participate in the attempt of Demetrius Galitzne and the Dolgorukovs to convert Russia into a limited constitutional monarchy.
He held aloof till the empress Anne was firmly established on the throne as autocrat.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Osterman   (1062 words)

  
 Riurykide dynasty
Riurykide families who managed to preserve their princely status in the
Empire until the 20th century include the Bariatinskys, Dolgorukovs, Gorchakovs, Obolenskys, Repnins, Shcherbatovs, and Volkonskys, descended from the
Dolgorukov, P. Rossiiskaia rodoslovnaia kniga, pt 1 (
www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/R/I/Riurykidedynasty.htm   (252 words)

  
 Russian Lacquer Box - Peter II Alekseevich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Another politically strong family - the Dolgorukovs (name translates to "long hands" in English) - did manage to exert a strong, if not oppressive, influence on the young emperor.
The Dolgorukovs were, in fact, against the reforms of Peter the Great and an enemy of Menshikov.
In a symbol of their political victory and the newly found conservatism, the tsar and his court were moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
www.lacquerbox.com /TSP2AL2.HTM   (452 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov
He now aimed at establishing himself definitely by marrying his daughter Mary to Peter II.
But the old nobility, represented by the Dolgorukovs and the Galitzines, united to overthrow him, and he was deprived of all his dignities and offices and expelled from the capital (Sept. 9, 1727).
Subsequently he was deprived of his enormous wealth, stripped of the titles, and he and his whole family were banished to Berezov in Siberia, where he died on the 12th of November 1729.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Prince_Menshikov   (955 words)

  
 Depeche Mode ringtone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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