| 1. |
Queen Catherine (Katherine) the Great
1729 - 1796
The Queen of all Russias, Catherine the
Great, commissioned the founding of a southern Russian port city,
Odessa. |
| 2. |
Gregory
Potemkin 1739 - 1791
Russian statesman, general of Ukraine and
lover of Catherine the Great, Potemkin helped to liberate Southern
Russia from Turkey. |
| 3. |
Alexander
Suvorov
1729 - 1800
A famous Russian general who helped to
liberate Southern Russia from Turkey. |
| 4. |
Frantz
Devolan (De Volan)
Officer and engineer who helped to build
the fortress at the site of Odessa to defend Southern Russia from
Turkey. |
| 5. |
Joseph De
Ribas
Officer who assisted Devolan and Suvorov
in the defense of Southern Russia. |
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