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Christoph Hermann Von Manstein |
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Manstein, Christoph Hermann Von
Born Sept. 1 (12), 1711, in St. Petersburg; died July 1757 in Saxony. Author of notes on Russia in 1727 to 1744. Son of a general of the Russian Army. Manstein left for Germany as a youth. He studied at the Berlin Cadet School. He served in the Prussian Army, and then in 1736 he returned to Russia, which he left once again in 1744. As a man close to the Russian court, Manstein was able to provide a valuable description of court intrigues and coups d’etat during the period 1727 to 1741. He also made observations on the Crimean campaigns of 1736-39 and on the war with Sweden from 1741 to 1743. WORKSIn Russian translation:Zapiski o Rossii, 1727-44. St. Petersburg, 1875. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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