RARE 1907 Russian Imperial Cadet Military Magazine Romanov Era Militaria Signed
by Book, Nikolaevsky Cadet Corps, Nikolai Gerold, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich
£4,195 · Offered by eBay
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1907-1909 Russian Imperial Cadet Corps Magazine "Malenkiy Zhurnal" Volumes 1 - 9 – Stamped by Imperial Machine Gun Unit, Features Russo-Japanese War St. George Cross Heroes, Signed by Commander Staff-Captain Turgenev. An absolute masterpiece for collectors of Russian Militaria, Imperial Romanov history, and pre-revolutionary periodicals. This is a rare, bound compilation of multiple issues of "Malenkiy Zhurnal" (Little Journal), published for the elite Nikolaevsky Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg, 1907 - 1908 - 1909. This specific volume boasts incredible institutional provenance and is packed with historic, battle-related content. The original, authentic pre-1917 military stamps of the "Machine Gun Team of the 93rd Irkutsk Infantry His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Alexandrovich Regiment" (Пулеметная команда 93-го пехотного Иркутского Его Императорского Высочества Великого Князя Михаила Александровича полка). Most importantly, features the authentic handwritten ownership signatures of the Unit Commander: Staff-Captain Vladimir Alexandrovich Turgenev (Штабс-Капитан Тургеневъ). Captain Turgenev was a documented veteran officer of the 93rd Irkutsk Regiment. He personally commanded this pioneering automatic weapons team during the 1907-1909 era. The 93rd Irkutsk Regiment was a prominent combat unit of the Imperial Russian Army. Under the direct patronage of Grand Duke members of the Romanov dynasty, this regiment sent heroic detachments to fight during the Russo-Japanese War, most n
- Publisher: Russian Empire
- Year: 1907
- Condition: Fair
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