Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-12-2016
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
In August 1856, Ivan Vasilievitch Turchaninov and Nedezhda Dmitrievna Lvow arrived in the United States. The two had been married for only three months, and were both natives of the Russian Empire. Ivan was descended from a family of Cossacks with a strong military background in whose footsteps he followed by attending military school in St. Petersburg. He had served as an army captain during the Crimean War, stationed in the critical port city of Sevastopol, and was part of the forces sent to put down rebellions in both Poland and Hungary. It was while stationed in Russia that he had met Nedezhda, a highly educated and articulate woman with ties to the aristocracy. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Nadeau, Ryan M., "From Russia with Love: John and Nadine Turchin" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 121.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/121
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