Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (Russian:Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский;IPA:[ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj]; October 17, 1577 - April 30, 1642), a Rurikidprince, led Russian forces against Polishinvaders in 1611-1612 towards the end of the Time of Troubles. He obtained from Mikhail I of Russia (reigned 1613-1645) the unprecedented title Saviour of the Motherland.
Early career
Pozharsky was descended from a dynasty of sovereign princes which ruled the town of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma near Suzdal. At one point in the 15th century their family patrimony burned to the ground, in consequence of which event they assumed the name of Pozharsky (from pozhar, the Russian word for conflagration). It is interesting to note that Dmitry's mother came from the Beklemishev family, just like the mother of Mikhail Kutuzov, who would be credited with saving Russia precisely two centuries after him.
The family was never particularly prominent, and Pozharsky's early career was not documented until he took part in the Zemsky sobor which elected Boris Godunov to the throne in 1598. Four years later, he was attested as a stolnik. When the Time of Troubles broke out upon Godunov's death, he was present at the defense of Kolomna (1608) and helped Vasily IV during the Siege of Moscow in 1609. Later that year, he routed the BolotnikovCossacks at the Pekhorka River. In 1610, Pozharsky was in command at the defense of Zaraysk against the forces of False Dmitry II, Pozharsky was close to the throne during the rule of Tsar Boris Godunov, which made him quite an influential figure among Russia’s elite.
The Borei class submarine is armed with 16 Bulava missiles ... Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview aired yesterday that relations with the US were below zero ... the Knyaz Pozharsky, the Dmitry Donskoy and the Knyaz Potemkin ... .
MOSCOW ... Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview aired on Sunday that relations with the United States were below zero ... Three more Borei-class submarines are being built. the Knyaz Pozharsky, the Dmitry Donskoy and the Knyaz Potemkin ... .
photo: AP / Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
The Borei-class submarine is armed with 16 Bulava missiles ... Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview aired on Sunday that relations with the US were below zero ... the Knyaz Pozharsky, the Dmitry Donskoy and the Knyaz Potemkin ... Reuters .
) ...The holiday, which has the status of a day of military glory, was instituted to commemorate the liberation of Moscow from foreign invaders by the people's volunteer army led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky in 1612.
... of Troubles’ in the 17th century and the expulsion of the Polish-Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow by a volunteer militia army led by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and a merchant, Kuzma Minin.
The replica that the patriarch unveiled on Saturday accompanied the militia led by Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky as they defeated the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's forces that occupied Moscow between 1610 and 1612... READ MORE ... (RT.com) ....
1. Znamenskaya Church in Dubrovitsy ... 2. Gorki Leninskie ... 3 ... 4 ... During the 'Time of Troubles' ('Smuta'), the governor of Zaraysk was Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, thanks to whose actions (among others) the city survived against the supporters of False Dmitry II.
Alexei Kudenko/Sputnik... ... During the ‘Time of Troubles’ (‘Smuta’), the governor of Zaraysk was Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, thanks to whose actions (among others) the city survived against the supporters of False Dmitry II.5 ... .
Children armor attributed to Dmitry Donskoy ... I and False Dmitry II ... Legend has it that they belonged to Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, who saved Russia from the Polish-Lithuanian intervention.
