Tombstone of Nakhchivanski’s son discovered in St. Petersburg

The tombstone of the eldest son of great Azerbaijani general Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, has been discovered in Saint-Petersburg.

The interesting fingding has been found during the restoration of the monument to the famous Russian writer Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Trend Life reported.

The Chernyshevsky monument is one of the finest compositions made in 1947. The monument was architected by V. Yakovlev and sculptured by V. Lishev.

The monument is a stone sculpture of Chernyshevsky with a book, majestically sitting on a huge concrete pedestal and staring mysteriously into the distance. Surrounded by lush greenery, this monument is one of the most important attractions and landmarks in the city.

Great Azerbaijani general, Huseyn Nakhchivanski was born on July 28, 1863 in Nakhchivan City. His paternal grandfather Ehsan Nakhchivanski was the last ruler of the Nakhchivan Khanate.

In the Russo-Japanese War, he was the commander of the second Dagestani cavalry regiment, and held the command of the second Cavalry Corps in the World War I.

In 1874, Nakhchivanski was admitted to the Page Corps and graduated with honors in 1883. He received the rank of cornet and was assigned to the elite Leib Guard cavalry regiment. Nakhchivanski served there for twenty years and ascended positions from cornet to Colonel of the Leib Guard.

He was the commander of the 44th Nizhegorodski Dragoon regiment from November 1905, and in 1906, he was made Fliegel-Adjutant of H. I. M. Retinue and appointed the commander of Leib Guard cavalry regiment, where he started his military career. In 1907, he attained the rank of major-general.

In 1912, the general was appointed as the commander of the 1st detached cavalry brigade, in 1914 he was conferred the rank of lieutenant-general and became the commander of 2nd cavalry division entering World War I with this position.

Nakhchivanski married Sophia Taube, daughter of the Russian poet and translator Nikolai Gerbel. Together they had three children: Nicholas (died in 1912), Tatiana and Georges. After the October Revolution, the Nakhchivanskis emigrated. Their descendants lived (and some continue to live) in France, Lebanon, Egypt, and the United States.

He was supposedly executed by the Bolsheviks in January 1919.