Ivan Ratiev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Georgian noble
Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1868
Place of Birth: Oryol, Oryol Oblast, Russia
Date of Death: 26-Apr-1958
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ivan Ratiev
- Ivan Dimitrievich Ratiev (Russian: ???? ?????????? ??????), also known as Ivane Dimitris dze Ratishvili (Georgian: ????? ?????????) (July 17, 1868 – April 26, 1958) was a Georgian prince and a prominent officer of the Imperial Russian Army.
- Serving as a high-ranking official at the Winter Palace during the Russian Revolution of 1917, Ratiev is best known for saving the imperial treasures from being looted during the revolutionary turmoil.
- Ratiev spent several years in the Gulag but had his sentence commuted, at which point he retired to Tbilisi, Georgia where he remained until his death.
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