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Nikita Panin

Gdańsk, 26 Nov 1718 – Saint Petersburg, 11 Apr 1783

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Facts and their sources

  • Born26 Nov 1718, Gdańskor 29 Sep 1718Records disagree1 source
  • TitlePresident of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs, 1763–1781not verified1 source
  • Died11 Apr 1783, Saint Petersburgnot verified1 source
  • MotherAgrafena Everlakovanot verified1 source
  • FatherIvan Vasilevich Paninnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 26 Nov 1718

    Born in Gdańsk

  2. 1750

    A son is born

  3. 1763–1781

    President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs

  4. 11 Apr 1783

    Dies in Saint Petersburg, aged 64

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Gdańsk.

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The 1710s · Nikita is born in Gdańsk

In the news1717

Silent Sejm of 1717

The 1717 Silent Sejm limited the Commonwealth's army to 24,000 troops, marking the formal beginning of long-term Russian political supremacy over the Polish-Lithuanian state.

What people wore

Prized festive headscarf knots

Peasant women wore delicate, thin, and richly decorated festive headscarves, which they carefully removed after church to avoid undoing their intricate, highly-prized knots.

Getting around

Travel Methods for Different Social Classes

Ordinary people typically traveled by foot or in simple carts called kolasa, while the wealthy used horses, private carriages, or, by the late 18th century, stagecoaches on main routes.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1707–1710

Plague pandemic of 1707–1710

A devastating plague pandemic swept across Poland between 1707 and 1710, claiming 9,000 lives in Poznań alone and causing the local authorities in Lublin to execute grave robbers accused of spreading the disease.

Music

Carnival Sleigh Rides and Masquerade Balls

During the carnival season, noblemen organized sleigh rides from mansion to mansion, accompanied by musicians playing dance music; these festivities included balls where guests sometimes wore costumes of peasants, Jews, and Gypsies.

Daily life

Dining customs and table utensils

People ate primarily from shared wooden bowls using their fingers or wooden spoons, as individual plates and forks were rare; guests were often expected to bring their own knife and spoon to a feast. Glassware and fine ceramics only began to replace traditional metal cups and dishes during the 18th century.