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a in the kursk gallery , russia . portrait of general of the artillery pyotr melissino 1740 -- 1797 cephalonia , greece 1726 general of the artillery p.i. melissino -lrb- kursk gallery -rrb- . jpg pyotr melissino
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pyotr melissino

pyotr ivanovich melissino -lrb- , `` petros melissinos '' -rrb- , -lrb- -rrb- , -lrb- -rrb- ; ca. 1726 -- ca. 1797 -rrb- was a general of the artillery of the russian empire and was widely considered the best russian artilleryman of the 18th century .
