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Turchaninov

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Turchaninov is a Russian surname. It originated from the archaic word turchanin (Russian: турчанин), meaning "Turk".

It which may refer to:

  • Turchaninov family, a noble family in the Russian Empire.
  • Alexei Turchaninov (1704/1705–1787)
  • Pyotr Ivanovitch Turchaninov (born 1746–c. 1823), Secretary of State on military questions of Catherine I of Russia. He had two sons:
  • Pavel Turchaninov (1776—1839), Russian lieutenant general during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Andrey Turchaninov (1779–1830), his younger brother, the lieutenant general.
  • Nikolai Turczaninow or Turchaninov (1796-1863), botanist
  • Lev Chernyi, born Pavel Dimitrievich Turchaninov (c. 1878–1921), Russian anarchist, activist and poet, and a leading figure of the Third Russian Revolution
  • Ivan Turchaninov (1821-1901), Union Army general in the American Civil War
  • References

    Turchaninov Wikipedia