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Historical certificate: since 1722, special officials were engaged in court celebrations and ceremonies: the court of ceremonies, then the chief ceremony and ceremonies of the Master.On April 3, 1744, a special part was formed at the College of Foreign Affairs for the management of ceremonial affairs when taking foreign ambassadors, which repeatedly changed the names: ceremonial affairs (1744-1779);Ceremonial department (1779-1796);Ceremonial affairs (1796-1806);Department of Ceremonial Affairs (1806-1846);Ceremonial affairs expedition (1846-1902);Ceremonial part (1902-1918).Subordered: Foreign Collegiums (1744-1796);The court of his imperial majesty to the office (1796-1802);Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1802-1846);consisted of a special office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1846-1858);Since 1858 she was part of the Ministry of the Imperial Court (1858-1917);The former Ministry of the Imperial Court (in March -October 1917 of the former Ministry of the Imperial Court, from October 28, 1917 to January 6, 1918 - to the Commissariat of Property of the Republic).She was engaged in the construction and observation of the procedure for the execution of court ceremonies, celebrations, balls, performances, lunch and other things;compilation, printing, translation into French and sending ceremonies and etiques of court celebrations and festivities;demolition with the diplomatic corps on the acceptance and vacation of foreign diplomats, as well as foreign subjects in Russia;I observed compliance with etiquette when admitting and releasing foreign diplomats, represented them to the emperor, empress and members of the imperial surname;She led and printed a nominal list of the diplomatic corps and invited a special diplomatic corps to the court celebrations and festivities;conducted a list of mourning and another imposed at the court;developed in practice questions about applying the rules of court etiquette, about the procedure for conducting various court ceremonies;She conducted cases in terms of the chief chamberlain, that is, all the affairs of the ideas to the emperor (since 1883), the affairs of the supreme ceremonies of the emperor (1883).Abolished January 6, 1918 |
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