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A Russian family distinguished for their wealth, descended from a serf of Peter the Great, and who amassed a large fortune by manufacturing firearms for him, and were raised by him to the rank of nobility; they were distinguished in the arts, in arms, and even literature;

articular, who travelled over the SE. of Europe, and wrote an account of his travels, a work magnificently illustrated.