Fwd: Russian History Question

[Adrian Wanner]

I am forwarding a question from a student of mine. Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks,
Adrian Wanner

>
>I am working currently on my chapter about representations of Russia
>in trademarks registered with the Parisian Tribunal de Commerce
>between 1856 and 1894.  I keep running across the expression "Za
>Veru, Tsarya i Otechestvo" and its equivalent in French in the
>trademarks.  It echoes of course "Pravoslaviye, Samoderzhaviye i
>Narodnost'".  Is the first expression a later version of the 1833
>Uvarov expression of Official Nationality?  Was this phrase used in
>tandem with "Pravoslaviye, etc."?  I can't seem to find much on "Za
>Veru, etc.".  Any information or suggestions you might have would be
>much appreciated.
>
>Thank you in advance for your help,
>
>Christi Brookes
>
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Adrian J. Wanner
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Head, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
The Pennsylvania State University
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University Park, PA 16802

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