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1 1_1 Imperial Corps of Pages Building Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg n.d. lithograph J. Charlemagne Display 1 building.tif  
2 1_2 Code of Conduct Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 St. Petersburg 1900 brochure, page 1, 32x22 cm Excerpt from the Code of Conduct for the pages and pages of the chamber of the imperial corps of pages: "The Pages and Pages of the Chamber are assigned to the Imperial service according to their rank.  To be eligible for such service, the Pages must meet certain requirements - to be fluent in French and to speak at least one other foreign language.  They must also be highly diligent, tactful, serene, mature, impeccably polite, respectful, obliging, prompt, and orderly in executing their duties.  But the Pages may not be officious or bothersome,  and must remain clear headed in any crisis" Display 1
3 1_3 Page and Page of Chamber Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg Ca. 1802-1807   Gift of the Honorable Sergeant-Major P. Gudim-Levkovich on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 1
4 1_4 Pages in Uniforms Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1896 b&w (sepia) photo Pages in the uniforms of their chosen guards' regiments Display 1 widegroup2.tif  
5 1_5 General Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1902 b&w photo Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin (1857-1941), Director of the Imperial Corps of Pages (1900-1906) Display 1
6 1_6 Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin Ms. Coll. Epanchin Gift of Nikolai Nikolaevich Epanchin, 1961 Paris 1930 typescript, 2 pages Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin (1857-1941), Memoirs. Manuscript for typesetting entitled "Na sluzhbe triokh imperatorov" Display 1
7 1_7 Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin book Baron Falz-Fein Collection                           Gift of Baron Edward von Falz-Fein, 2002 Nashe  Nasledie: Moscow 1996 book cover, color Nikolai Alekseevich Epanchin (1857-1941), Na sluzhbe triokh imperatorov Display 1
8 1_8 List of Imperial Corps Graduates, 1810-1914 Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Polushkin: New York 1923 brochure, page 2, 33x21,5 cm List of graduates from the Imperial corps of pages in 1811. The first graduate is Pavel Pestel (1792-1826), known as the "Russian Jacobin".  One of the five executed Decembrists[1] Display 1
9 1_9 Emblem of the Imperial Corps of Pages Loaned by Serge Schmemann Serge Schmemann St. Petersburg 1915   This emblem belonged to Dmitrii Nikolaevich Schmemann (1893-1957) and was given to those who graduated from the accelerated officers' course offered at the outbreak of the First World War Display 1 medal.gif;  
10 1_10 Artillery Department of the Imperial Corps of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1881 b&w photo   Display 1
11 1_11 Infantry Department of the Imperial Corps of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1887 b&w photo   Display 1
12 1_12 Cavalry Department of the Imperial Corps of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1886 b&w photo   Display 1
13 2_1 Bedroom Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1896 b&w photo   Display 2
14 2_2 Disciplinary Order Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 St. Petersburg July 1, 1902   Excerpt from the Disciplinary order of the Imperial Corps of Pages, #7: "The Disciplinary Committee denies the following cadets –  A. Baumgarten, A. Kossovich, A. Ussakovskii, and V. Shramchenko - their right to be on leave due to their gambling activities"
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15 2_3 Aleksandr von Baumgarten Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris 1938 b&w photo Aleksand Aleksandrovich von Baumgarten. Class of 1909. Display 2
16 2_4 Dining hall Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1896 b&w photo   Display 2
17 2_5 Disciplinary Order Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, June 4, 1902   Excerpt from the Disciplinary Order of the Imperial Corps of Pages: "Special classes freshman Vasilii Bobrovskii is to be demoted from the 1st to the 3d level of conduct because of returning from leave in a state of alcohol intoxication"
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18 2_6 Employees Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1902 b&w photo Employees of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 2
19 2_7 Medical unit Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, n.d. b&w photo   Display 2
20 2_8 Caricature on three Directors Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1855-1856 drawing Caricature on three Directors of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 2
21 2_9 Caricature on General Usov Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1915-1916 drawing   Display 2
22 2_10 Caricature on officer Pichugin Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1853 drawing   Display 2
23 2_11 Washroom Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, n.d. b&w photo   Display 2
24 2_12 Wake up call Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, n.d. b&w photo Sitting on the bed is future Lieutenant General Khan-Gussein-Nakhichevanskii Display 2
25 2_13 Khan-Gussein-Nakhichevanskii Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, n.d. b&w photo Khan-Gussein-Nakhichevanskii (1863-1918), class of 1883, General-adjutant to Nicholas II from 1915 to 1918 Display 2
26 2_14 List of Final Grades Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1902 paper List of final grades of the freshman special class for the 1901-1902 school year Display 2
27 2_15 Classroom Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, 1902 b&w photo   Display 2
28 2_16 Aleksandr von Pistolkors' Order of Enrollment Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg, May 24, 1890 paper Confirmation of Aleksandr von Pistolkors' enrollment in the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 2
29 2_17 Aleksandr von Pistolkors Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1905 b&w photo Aleksandr von Pistolkors. Class of 1905 Display 2
30 2_18 Pistolkors' Transcript Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1904   Excerpts from Aleksandr von Pistolkors' transcript for the 1904 school year Display 2
31 2_19 Pistolkors' Final Bill Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1905   Cadet Aleksandr von Pistolkors' final bill Display 2
32 2_20 Aleksandr von Pistolkors Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris 1937 b&w photo   Display 2
33 2_21 Pistolkors' CV Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. n.d.   Aleksandr von Pistolkors' curriculum vitae Display 2
34 2_22 Masked Ball Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg September 15, 1903 b&w photo Masked ball at the second company Display 2 maskedball.gif  
35 2_23 Program of a Costume Ball Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg February 9, 1844     Display 2
36 2_24 Program of Competitions Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg August 11, 1916   Program of various competitions at the Corps of Pages Display 2
37 2_25 On Leave Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg n.d.   On leave. Copy of a lithograph presented by former Page P. Gudim-Levkovich Display 2
38 2_26 Rules for Leave Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1914   Rules of conduct during a leave Display 2
39 3_1 Coronation. Ceremonial Entrance to Moscow Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 6, 1896 b&w photo Nicholas II coronation. Ceremonial entrance to Moscow Display 3
40 3_2 Coronation - Invitation to entrance Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 Moscow May 1896   Invitation #362 issued to the Page of the Chamber G. V. Romanovskii to take part in the Nicholas II ceremonial entrance to Moscow Display 3
41 3_3 Coronation Dinner Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 8, 1896     Display 3
42 3_4 Coronation Dinner Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957  A. Levenson:  Moscow May 20, 1896 lithograph Victor Vasnetsov (1848-1926). Nicholas II Coronation Dinner Menu Display 3 vasnetsov.tif  
43 3_5 Coronation Menu Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 19, 1896 lithograph Nicholas II Coronation Menu Display 3 [benua.tif]  
44 3_6 Coronation - Schedule Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 Moscow January 20, 1896   Schedule of the ceremonial festivities on the occasion of the divine coronation of their imperial majesties Display 3
45 3_7 Coronation. Ceremonial Procession Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 14 1896   Nicholas II Coronation. Ceremonial procession in Moscow Display 3
46 3_8   Coronation. Khodynka Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 A. Levenson: Moscow  May 1896   Nicholas II Coronation. Program of festivities on Khodynka field. Three days after the Coronation, a celebration was planned on Khodynka Field in Moscow.  It was the only place big enough to accommodate the huge amount of people expected.  By the time the food arrived, a rumor had spread that there was not enough for everyone and the crowd rushed forward...From Nicholas II's diary (30 May) - Up until now, thank God, everything went perfectly, but today a great sin has taken place.  The crowd spending the night on Khodynka Field, in anticipation of the distribution of the food and mugs, broke through the barrier and there was a terrible crush, during which 1,300 people were trampled… Display 3 narprazdnik.tif  
47 3_9 Coronation.  Address Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957  A. Levenson:  Moscow May 14, 1896   Address to the Russian people on the occasion of the Nicholas II Coronation Display 3 address.tif  
48 3_10 Coronation. Choir Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 A. Levenson:  Moscow May 26, 1896   Konstantin Pervukhin (1863-1915). Nicholas II Coronation Choir Program Display 3 music.tif  
49 3_11 Coronation.  Place Card Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 14, 1896   Nicholas II Coronation. Her Majesty the Queen's of Greece place-card Display 3
50 3_12 Coronation.  Invitation Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 Moscow May 14, 1896   Invitation to the divine coronation in the Uspenskii cathedral, issued to the Page of the Chamber G. V. Romanovskii Display 3
51 3_13 Coronation. Ceremonial Departure Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 14 1896 b&w photo Ceremonial departure from the Uspenskii cathedral Display 3
52 3_14 Romanov 300th Anniversary Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg February 21,  1913 cover and program Program of festivities on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty, approved by His Imperial Majesty Display 3
53 3_15  300th Anniversary Opera Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg February 22,  1913   Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857). Program of a performance of the opera  "A Life for the Tsar" (1836) Display 3
54 3_16 Grand Duchesses with the Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1913     Display 3 pages_court.tif  
55 3_17 Instructions for Ceremonial Dinner Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Moscow May 20,1913   Instructions to Count A.M. Lanskoi regarding his responsibilities during a ceremonial dinner Display 3
56 3_18 Parasol Ol'ga Subbotina Papers Purchase, 1965 St. Petersburg ca.1910   Parasol belonged to Aleksandra Fiodorovna (1872-1918), the last Russian Tsarina Display 3 zontik.tif  
57 4_1 Centennial Memo Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 2, 1902   Special memorandum regarding the centennial celebrations of the Imperial Corps of Pages  Display 4
58 4_2 Centennial Seating Diagram Soiuz Pazhei Papers Gift of Aleksei Mozhaiskii, 1982 St. Petersburg 1902   Seating diagram of the guests attending the celebration Display 4
59 4_3 Page Count Rebinder Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. 1844   Page Count Rebender in Nicholas I era uniform Display 4
60 4_4 Page Il'jin Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. 1799   Page Il'jin in Pavel 1 era uniform Display 4
61 4_5 Page of Chamber Kotzebue Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. 1802   Page Kotzebue in Aleksander I era uniform Display 4
62 4_6 Centennial Invitation to Meksmontan Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 13, 1902   Invitation to the church parade on the occasion of the centennial celebration, issued to former page N. F. Meksmontan Display 4
63 4_7 Class of 1902 Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. 1902     Display 4
64 4_8 Group of Corps of Pages Employees Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1902   Group of former and present employees of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 4
65 4_9 Centennial Attendees List Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 14, 1902   List of honorable representatives attending the celebration Display 4
66 4_10 Centennial Agenda Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 12-15, 1902 4 pages Agenda of the Imperial Corps of Pages during the centennial celebrations Display 4
67 4_11 Centennial Address Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 1902   Address to all members of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 4
68 4_12 Centennial Dinner Invitation Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 13, 1902 December 8, 1902 Invitation to the centennial dinner held at the Winter Palace Display 4
69 4_13 Centennial Dinner Seating Diagram Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 13, 1902 5 pages Seating diagram of the guests at His Imperial Majesty's table Display 4
70 4_14 Centennial Orchestra Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 13, 1902   Program of a Court symphony orchestra concert Display 4
71 4_15 Centennial Theater Program Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 14, 1902 lithograph Theater program for a performance during the centennial celebrations Display 4 [dochmikado.tif]  
72 4_16 Group of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg December 1902 b&w photo Pages at a gathering of the Association of the nobility Display 4 dvorsobranie.tif  
73 5_1 Mounting the Guard Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1903 b&w photo Mounting the guard at the Winter Palace Display 5
74 5_2 Sentry Duty Register Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg February 27, 1903   Sentry Duty Registry signed by Nicholas II Display 5
75 5_3 Schedule of Sentry Duty Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg February 26, 1903 Display 5
76 5_4 Grand Duke Igor Konstantinovich Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1917   Grand Duke Igor Konstantinovich (1894-1918) with medals and crosses and other Pages at rest Display 5
77 5_5 Grand Duke Igor Konstantinovich Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg 1917   Grand Duke Igor Konstantinovich (1894-1918) Display 5
78 5_6 Guard Post #6 Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg n.d.   Guard Post #6 at the Winter Palace Display 5
79 5_7 Alexander II (1818-1881) Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg n.d. Display 5
80 5_8 Reminiscences of G.V. Romanovskii Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris n.d. 5 pages Reminiscences of former Page G. Romanovskii Display 5
81 5_9 Confirmation of an Audience Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg March 21 1906   Invitation to an audience with Nicholas II, issued to former Page N. F. Meksmontan Display 5
82 5_10 Nicholas II (1868-1918) Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris n.d. b&w photo   Display 5
83 5_11 Class of 1917 Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 n.p. 1917   Last pre-Revolutionary graduates.  Class of February 1917  Display 5
84 5_12 Nicholas II and Imperial Family Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg Mar-17 2 pages List of the Imperial Family and its entourage under house arrest at the Alexander Palace Display 5
85 5_13 List of Train no. 1 Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 St. Petersburg March 10, 1918   List of persons who accompanied Nicholas II (1868-1918) on His Majesty Personal Train Number 1, signed by former Page Kotzebue Display 5
86 5_14 Pavel Kotzebue and Former Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris 10-Aug-53 b&w photo Count Pavel Kotzebue with his classmates (Class 1903) Display 5
87 5_15 Code of the Union of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris 1933 brochure, cover page Code of the Union of Pages approved during their annual meeting on 12/25 December 1921 and edited on 29 October 1933 Display 5
88 5_16 Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris December 1952 telegram Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1917 - ? ) Thank you telegram on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Imperial Corps of Pages Display 5
89 5_17 Union of Pages Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris December 12, 1952 telegram Telegram from the former Pages addressed to Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich Display 5
90 5_18 Reunion Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris February 5, 1933   Photographs of the former Pages' reunions Display 5
91 5_19 Memorandum Book Soiuz Pazhei Papers Purchase, 1957 Paris December 25, 1933 first page Memorandum book held at the Union of Pages in Paris.  Last record was made on 10 October 1964 Display 5