page_title: Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky
hierarchical_section_title: Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky
context_page_description: Prince Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky was a general of the Russian Empire and Governor-General of Moscow from 1780 to 1782. Already a seasoned veteran of several wars, he was a senior military commander of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, where his forces occupied the Crimean Khanate, from which he derived his honorary title of "Krymsky".
  He was the original builder and owner of the House of the Unions and numerous other historic mansions that dot the city of Moscow.
context_section_description: Prince Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky (Russian: Князь Васи́лий Миха́йлович Долгору́ков-Кры́мский; 1 July 1722 – 30 January 1782) was a general of the Russian Empire and Governor-General of Moscow from 1780 to 1782. Already a seasoned veteran of several wars, he was a senior military commander of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, where his forces occupied the Crimean Khanate, from which he derived his honorary title of "Krymsky".
  He was the original builder and owner of the House of the Unions and numerous other historic mansions that dot the city of Moscow.
caption: Oil portrait of Dolgorukov-Krymsky (1776) by Alexander Roslin
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