“I have received a great honor for the day of the two-century-long existence of the glorious 17 pawns in the ranks of the Russian army. His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich's Archangel City Regiment to compose his "History". The latter contains almost everything that has been preserved in the monuments of the previous regiment .. Much, of course, disappeared without a trace, but the proposed "History" is quite sufficient for the Archangel City Regiment to be given a prominent place among the other military units, celebrating simultaneously with it, on the day of the founding of the regular army, its two-century existence. At the same time, I consider it my duty to inform you that the direct participation in the collection of materials and its processing before the reign of Emperor Alexander the Blessed belongs to the retired guard Captain B. M. Von Bradke . General Staff Colonel Nikolayev . "Screenshots:Content: