Page Corps (Imperial Russia)
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Page Corps (Imperial Russia) was an elite military academy in the Russian Empire that trained noble youths for service as officers in the imperial guard and army.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg | 2 |
| Page Corps (Imperial Russia) canonical | 2 |
| Naval Corps of Pages | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
military academy ⓘ |
| admissionCriteria |
imperial patronage or recommendation
ⓘ
noble origin ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Imperial Russian Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard of Russia
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Corps des Pages
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Pages
|
| associatedWith | Russian imperial court culture ⓘ |
| boardingSchool | yes ⓘ |
| capitalCityContext |
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire for most of the Page Corps’ existence
|
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| curriculumIncluded |
cavalry training
ⓘ
foreign languages ⓘ geography ⓘ history ⓘ infantry drill ⓘ mathematics ⓘ military sciences ⓘ |
| discipline | strict military discipline ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 20th century ⓘ |
| dissolvedContext | abolished after the fall of the Russian monarchy in 1917 ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | cadet corps ⓘ |
| eliteUnit | yes ⓘ |
| established | 18th century ⓘ |
| foundedUnderMonarch |
Anna Ivanovna of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Anna of Russia
|
| genderOfStudents | male ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Imperial Court of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Russian court
|
| historicalEra |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Russia
|
| languageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| notableAlumniContext | many graduates became generals and statesmen of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | training noble youths for officer service ⓘ |
| producedRank |
officers of the Imperial Guard
ⓘ
officers of the line regiments ⓘ |
| reorganizedUnderMonarch |
Alexander I of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Alexander I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Nicholas I of Russia
Catherine II of Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Catherine II of Russia
|
| roleInSociety | training future high-ranking military and court officials ⓘ |
| socialClassOfCadets | Russian aristocracy ⓘ |
| status | prestigious ⓘ |
| subordination |
Imperial Household at various periods
ⓘ
War Ministry of the Russian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of War of the Russian Empire
|
| successorContext | no direct successor after the Bolshevik Revolution ⓘ |
| targetStudents | sons of the nobility ⓘ |
| trainedFor |
Imperial Russian Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard of Russia
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Imperial Army
|
| typeOfEducation |
preparatory officer training
ⓘ
secondary and higher military education ⓘ |
| uniformType | distinctive cadet uniforms of the Imperial Guard style ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naval Corps of Pages
subject surface form:
Nicholas II of Russia
this entity surface form:
Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg
this entity surface form:
Corps of Pages, Saint Petersburg