Craph E. F. Komarovsky on service of the Fatherland (on the 250th anniversary of birthday)
In the context of reforming many aspects of the life of Russian society is very important to study the life and work of people who have made a significant contribution to the formation and strengthening of our state. One of these historical figures is count, adjutant General, General of infantry EvgrafFedotovich Komarovsky (17691843). Having started his career under Empress Catherine II, he faithfully served emperors Paul I and Alexander I and retired with honorary rank of Senator under Emperor Nicholas I. The main business of his life was the creation and then management of the separate corps of the internal guard, which can trace their history back national guard troops of the Russian Federation. On the basis of archival sources, memoirs of E. F. Komarovsky, scientific and historical literature the life and activity of this state and military figure is revealed, previously unknown facts of his activity as commander of the internal guard are introduced into scientific circulation. In order to extract historical lessons, the problems that arose in the process of forming a new power structure of the Russian Empire are critically analyzed. Prospects of further research of life and Activity of E. F. Komarovsky, and also studying of a role and a place of the internal guard created by it in the history of the Russian Empire are outlined.