Was Alexander Ypsilandis struck off the list of officers of the Russian army?
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.28, No.2, 1987, pages 281-295
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According to most historians, the Tsar of Russia Alexander I, beinginformed about the outbreak of the Greek Revolution at Iasi, Moldavia(February 24,1821), issued an “imperial decree” at Laybach, where the membersof the Holy Alliance were in congress. According to this decree the leaderof the Greek Revolution Al. Ypsilandis, major-general of the Russian armyand former aide-de-camp to the Tsar, was struck off the list of officers of theimperial army.The author of the present paper, based on the available historical sourcesproves that: 1) The Tsar never issued an “imperial decree” referring tothe revolutionary events of 1821 in the Romanian Principalities; what thehistorians believed so far as an “imperial decree” proved to be a communiquépublished in the Austrian newspaper Österreichischer Beobachter (issue no89/30 March 1821), 2) Al. Ypsilandis first withdrew from active service inApril 1820 and then resigned both in practice and by formal request onFebruary 24, 1821 (OS); his resignation was accepted by the Tsar on March14/25, 1821 and 3) Al. Ypsilandis was not “struck off” the list of the officersof the Russian army, but he was simply “excluded from the Russian militaryservice”; this imperial decision aimed at impressing the European publicopinion and, especially, the revolted Greeks, who expected Russia to supporttheir War of Independence.
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Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης
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