tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post5379972083504681717..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Royal Guardians Profile: The Leib GuardMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-54133657613472081262017-04-12T02:21:58.259-05:002017-04-12T02:21:58.259-05:00Rebecca, interestingly enough, I have a family sto...Rebecca, interestingly enough, I have a family story also. I have a photo of my mother's paternal uncle (my maternal grandfather's brother) in a uniform. There is a sign on the wall behind him. No one knew what the sign said, as it is in Russian.<br /><br />However, the "family story" said that this man was a personal guard to Czar Nicholas II. He was shot at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. He belonged to the "Simonoski Regiment".<br /><br />It wasn't until *now* that I was able to have the sign translated. It says, "In memory of my great service in the / Leib Guard / of the Semyonovsky Regiment, 6th Company".<br /><br />I was *astounded*! No one in our family speaks Russian so the "Simonoski Regiment" is pretty doggone close for being garbled through the generations!<br /><br />In light of this news for *my* family, I wouldn't be at all surprised if your family story held more than a few grains of truth.<br /><br />Good luck with your research.Shelley: the Dread Pirate Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431557867878383150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-30035643372394729142014-02-21T22:46:56.366-06:002014-02-21T22:46:56.366-06:00Do you know if there are any lists or contacts tha...Do you know if there are any lists or contacts that would have information about the Royal Guards? According to oral history, my great great grandfather was part of the Royal guard of Nicholas II (leaving Russia prior to the revolution) and my great grandmother told stories of playing with the royal children. Im trying to determine if this is accurate or just something she made up in her old age. I do know that the family moved to Canada from the Ukraine. Rebecca Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781223367950543165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-45902760312483880132013-07-26T17:07:07.040-05:002013-07-26T17:07:07.040-05:00I am seeking any information on the Leib Guards/Li...I am seeking any information on the Leib Guards/Life Guards First Division, Miloshe Regiment 1893-1897. Thanks for any help!Judgeguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357152928504570059noreply@blogger.com