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There is such a picture.

The style - a provincial portrait of some of Sevastopol hero, and even earlier.

This is most likely amateur picture (the author can be of noble birth and a little studied, as was) someone who defended the monastery or the city. Something like building near Vyazma, something like that exists in Smolensk .... The level of painting and drawing absolutely no ... This is not an artist to paint. Four of the cross? Full of St. George?

Very intrestny portrait, in my opinion.

Character holds the rank of ensign, substitutes for the posts of sergeant. Ie portrait painted after 1907.

There are insignia of the Military Order /Cross of St. George, all 4-th degree. Apparently people took part in the Russian-Japanese war. T. because he served a long time, some crosses, may be received earlier.

Following the cross:

1. "In memory of the coronation of Emperor Alexander III" (??)
2. "During the campaign in China" (awarded in 1901-1904?).
3. Medal of the Red Cross in memory of the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905. "

The last two awards - foreign, which is more than strange for a non-commissioned officer. Maybe he picked it up on the battlefield and did not deny himself the pleasure of the portrait.

On the neck, apparently:
1. "For Distinction";
2. "For Diligence".

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On the one hand chest university sign in as :) On the other - the regimental symbol. Give him a big picture.

University sign suggests that the person intended to rejoin the I-WWI.

In the form I do not particularly understand. We must look at who he was.

And this painting? Here it is interesting that the painter ponaputyval)
I have not yet docked awake)))
Shoulder straps substitutes-praporshika (since 1907) are similar, but they must be hexagonal and lace to pass along the entire length. It forms a stripe sergeant letter "T".
just before 1913 year: The badge of the Military Order of St. George in 1913 received a ribbon for third and 1 st degree. (By the way, four degrees he received only in 1856 - it crosses not for Sevastopol!)
pants can only be Hussar (maroon, all shelves except 5 and 11), but the jacket?!
And I have doubts and in the dating of awards. Confusion due to a cross).
On the neck - "For Distinction"? Alexander III?
It is unlikely - not seen Ann's tape.
Rather, it is consistent Medal "For Diligence" (silver and gold on Alexander tape). These he received a stay of non-commissioned rank in fitserskih techenii15-20 years (depending on the period. On 1896 - 24 years svehsrochnoy or over 12 years of enlisted service and as the owner of Crosses)
On the medals on his chest:
first I may be a "coronation al. III", and perhaps this is Breast Medal for "zeal" for over 12 years of military service (preceded by awarding cervical)
second: certainly not in China: there tape Adreevsko Vladimir's, without options - "In memory of Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. (Light or dark bronze). If the first - "coronation", as she izgotovlyalyas only of dark bronze, then this "out of the dark", so - for not prinimavschih participation in the battles). But I think that an artist take liberties with the color - which would not accept. .. "Egorov type)
third: clearly, Annnenskaya medal (yes, and it can be seen and on tape and mastic),. Maybe for longevity (given for this, in my opinion, until 1884, if not stupid).
quarter I (cross) of the country. He confuses: tape "right" colors, but "wrong" are located, but most likely (and I can not remember anything like it), this 5-th degree Virtuti militari (soldier) of the sample in 1831. This order of Nicholas I equated to a coin (the number of all degrees awarded - more than 100 000. After the 1831-1835 awards were not conducted. Although it is too early for the rest?
now the fifth - I do not know. Most foreign. Ribbon of the Order of Maria Theresa (maybe this was given for the suppression of the Hungarian Symbaloo? But there was another kind of tape ...).
It turns out that at the time of the "conventionally defined", the first - 1831 (!). last - end of the century. Let the 80's. distance is enormous. If this cross in 1831 ... And nothing else in the head does not go ...
Still datirovkv 1907 to chase does not pass, but also cross some red (
I'll think about it)

And there was no Poltava Holy Cross Monastery?

I woke up completely. About the monastery will not say a military man, after all, fantasy: these epaulets, a jacket in the Russian army was not (straps (buckles), too. The last two awards (the cross and the medal) - do not exist. Perhaps, in Paraguay, where some ... Well, you can guess about the rest))))
Issued and Knight was not like this ...
Would be to showcase the inn for servicemen: "But the dashing hero with medals obretaetsa, goblet of wine to drink sobiraetsa"))))

And the monastery search)

Indeed painting purchased somewhere in the Poltava region.