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Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
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1832-03-11 – 1912-01-14

Ilya Illych Kazas (Russian: Казас, Илья Ильич, Hebrew: אליהו בן אליה קזז: Eliyahu ben Eliya Kazaz) b.11(23) March 1832 Armyansk – d.14(27) January 1912 Yevpatoria, was an outstanding educator, teacher and poet among the Crimean Karaites. Despite coming from a simple family background, he became one of the most prominent members of Crimea's Karaim community in his era. Ilya Kazas was a highly educated man who knew 11 languages, including 4 ancients.
translator, poet, teacher, public figure, pedagogue, politician
Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class; Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class; Medal In memory of Alexander III
Medal In memory of Alexander III · Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St. Petersburg University
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
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Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
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Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
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Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
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Medal In memory of Alexander III
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Q4208047
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Q96622058
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Q108049277
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