03903mpc  2200409 a 4500001000800000005001700008008004100025035002400066035002200090040002400112100002200136245004100158300001800199533004000217535003700257545073000294545105201024520083902076555002002915524010902935600001803044600004203062600004203104600004303146600004603189600002803235600001903263600002503282650001403307650002903321650002103350651002703371651004303398655002203441905002103463998000903484206998220000110120000.0840511q17151985nyu                 eng d  a(CStRLIN)NYCV84A603  a(NIC)notisAKQ6962  aNICcNICeappmdNIC3 aDenissoff family.00aDenissoff family papers,f1715-1985.  a1.8 cubic ft.  3Genealogical chartais a photocopy.1 aOriginal in possession of donor.  aDenis Iliin, the ancestor from whom the Denisovs trace their descent, left his home in Novgorod because of religious persecution during the reign of Alexis (1645-1676) and settled in Five Huts, a village in the Don region. During Peter the Great's expedition to the Black Sea (1696), he stopped at Five Huts and ordered Denis and several of his fellow Cossacks to join the expedition. Peter was favorably impressed by Denis, and rewarded him for his brave conduct during the attacks on the Azov fortress. Subsequently, Denis was made Ataman (chief) of the Cossacks in the region. Originally independent frontiersmen, the Cossacks became an important and privileged element in the Imperial Russian Army as the Empire expanded.  aThe Denisov family remained prominent in military service throughout the 18th and 19th centuries; Ilia Fedorovich Denisov (1718-1792) distinguished himself in the war against Prussia (1756-1763), and received a gold medal from the Empress Maria-Theresa. Fedor Petrovich Denisov (1732-1803) participated in numerous campaigns during the reign of Catherine the Great, who made him a general of cavalry and gave him the title of Count and 1,200 serfs along with various awards. Adrian Karpovich Denisov (1763-1841) took part in the historic march of Marshall Suvorov across the Alps and retired at the rank of Lieutenant General in 1825. Vasilii Avxentevich Denisov (1788-1829) pursued Napoleon's army beyond the Rhine in 1812. Although the family is most noted for its military service, Vasilii Ilich Denisov has a most distinguished civil career as a Senator and member of the State Council. His son Ilia left Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. With the death of Ilia Denisov in 1971, these family papers passed to his son, Basile A. Denissoff.  aIn addition to the documents that illustrate the service careers of this leading noble family, there are a large number that document their economic activities in the 19th century, particularly their role as great landowners in the Don region. Of particular interest to many historians are those that deal with the land settlement following the emancipation of the peasantry in the 1860s, a process of great complexity which included many regional variations that can only be understood fully by the examination of specific instances such as those described in the Denisov material. The collection includes letters from Russian Czars and noblemen, records of sales and purchases, wills and legal documents, letters from serfs and peasants, and various documents pertaining to Russian history. Also Denissoff family genealogical chart.  aFolder listing.  aDenissoff family papers, #3866. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.10aIliin, Denis.10aDenisov, Ilia Fedorovich,d1718-1792.10aDenisov, Fedor Petrovich,d1732-1803.10aDenisov, Adrian Karpovich,d1763-1841.10aDenisov, Vasilii Avxentevich,d1788-1829.10aDenisov, Vasilii Ilich.10aDenisov, Ilia.10aDenissoff, Basile A. 0aCossacks. 0aPeasantryxSoviet Union. 0aSerfdomzRussia. 0aSoviet UnionxHistory. 0aSoviet UnionxPolitics and government. 7aGenealogies.2aat  a20000110120000.0  s9554