Photo of captain E. I. Dolinsky after admission to the General staff

Eugene p. Dolinsky (Dolivo-Dolinsky) was born in an old noble family, once came from the gentry Rzhechi Commonwealth. After graduating from the gymnasium in Priluki, Poltava gubernia, in 1895, entered the Moscow infantry cadet school-and graduated two years later. As one of the best in the issue, was enrolled in the 5th Kiev Grenadier regiment with simultaneous secondment to the Life guards Saint Petersburg regiment, was quartered in Warsaw. On existed in those years practice, the best graduates of the infantry cadet schools could enlist in the Guard only after one or two years of such secondment. Rising in the Saint Petersburg regiment to the rank of captain, he entered the Nicholas Academy of the General staff, which he graduated in 1908, Successfully graduated from the Academy was awarded the rank of the next, so Dolinsky was promoted to captain. However, in order to be added to the General staff, had to leave enfranchised command of the company and the battalion. All this time our hero was enlisted and his regiment received the order on deduction of the General staff of only 10 Dec 1910 On the occasion of this momentous occasion, he was photographed in the form of a regiment, which gave the first ten years of his life, and which now was gone forever.

An officer dressed in a ceremonial headdress (guards infantry shako of the sample 1909) and outerwear (officer's cloak coat). Shako with cover, covered with cloth uniformed so-called "Royal" colors (dark green with bluish tint) accents the front of St. Andrew's star, which served as the emblem of the Russian guard, and white hair by the Sultan. Soldered to the star insignia of the side of the quiver visible brush silver suspensions, which were supposed to wear back. As expected in the foot, scaly podbrozny belt laid on the visor. The band and buttonhole on the collar – white with yellow edging. Epaulets – silver with red clearance and an embroidered monogram of Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm III, the patronage of which in 1814 the regiment was granted "in perpetuity" in memory of the joint struggle against Napoleon. In the lower right corner depicts the autograph and date of donation: December 19, 1910, Subsequently, E. I. Dolinsky participated in world war II, after 1917 he emigrated. Buried in the cemetery of Saint Genevieve de Bois in Paris. Photo, apparently, was given to them to someone from colleagues or relatives. Cabinet-portrait. Beautiful, very rare the guards officer in coats and outerwear. Recommended!