Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment
| Semyonovsky Lifeguard Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Семёновский лейб-гвардии полк | |
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| Active | 1683–1918 2013–present |
| Country | Tsardom of Russia (1683–1721) Russian Empire (1721–1917) Russian Republic (1917–1918) Russian Federation (2013–present) |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army (until 1918) Russian Army (1917–1918) Russian Ground Forces (since 2013) |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment (1,400 personnel) |
| Part of | Moscow Military District |
| Garrison/HQ | St. Petersburg (1723–1917) Alexander Barracks (2013–present) |
| Motto(s) | Что хорошо для других, то недостаточно для Семёновцев! (What is good for others is not enough for Semyonovites!) |
| March | Slow: March of the Semyonovsky Regiment |
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The Semyonovsky Lifeguard Regiment (Russian: Семёновский лейб-гвардии полк, Semyonovsky leyb-gvardii polk) was one of the two oldest guard regiments of the Imperial Russian Army. The other one was the Preobrazhensky Regiment. In 2013, it was recreated for the Russian Armed Forces as a rifle regiment, its name now becoming the 1st Semyonovsky Independent Rifle Regiment (Russian: 1-й отдельный стрелковый Семёновский полк).
The Semyonovsky Regiment was the second oldest regiment of the Russian army, established in 1691 at the village of Semyonovskoye (now in Moscow) from the expansion of Peter the Great's "toy army," which was used to create the Preobrazhensky Regiment in 1690. They were both part of Peter's Western-style regiments and distinguished themselves in battle during his wars with Sweden and the Ottoman Empire.
The regiment was part of the 1st Brigade (known as "Peter's Brigade") of the 1st Guards Infantry Division along with the Preobrazhensky by the time of World War I. It was disbanded after the Russian Revolution.