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In manors situated near Moscow there were serf theatres for count Orlova in Not dull, Zakrevsky in JAropoltse, Buturlin and Mamonova in Lefortove, Musin-Pushkin on Razguljae, Razumovsky in Petrovsky, Apraksin in Olgove, etc. Serf actors were any time and gipsies.

The Prince A. G.Orlov-Chesmensky has taken out chorus of gipsies from Moldova. Once he has heard singing of the Moscow gipsies, has ordered to collect them in Pushkin and declared, that henceforth they became its serfs. This incorporated chorus was the ancestor of all Gipsy choruses in Russia. Its Ivan Sokolov headed. Later one of its singers - Ilja Osipovich the Sokolov (has died, about 1848) became the known head of this ensemble. The chorus acted in taverns: gipsies sang and danced in the shawls embroidered by gold fastened to one shoulder, in earrings from small coins. According to foreigners, they danced the dances with fire, reminded dancing figures of Herculaneum: vivacity of dancing At them reached frenzy, telodvizhenija, accompanied by faltering exclamations, made strong impression.

Subsequently Gipsy chorus And. G.Orlova has received ' a manumission '.

In 1812 many gipsies have entered hussars and uhlans Russian army. Women-gipsies endowed for a victory the money and jewelry.