The birth of Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion. In July 1829 the Finnish Training Battalion was suddenly ordered to join the imperial life-guards' exercise camp in Krasnoye Selo south-west of Saint Petersburg. After inspecting the battalion, Nicholas I of Russia announced it would be promoted to the rank of Young Guard.
In 2010, Hasbro began releasing their version of Blythe as a part of the Littlest Pet Shop toy line. Doll releases. There are three sizes of Blythe dolls: the original 28 cm (1/6 scale) full-sized dolls, the 11.2 cm Petite Blythe from Takara and the Middie Blythe of about 20 cm. Only full-sized dolls have color-changing eyes.
France. 1  Mini (for posting on walls): 40 x 55 cm (app. 16 x 22in); but the size may vary considerably. 2  Petite: 60 cm x 80 cm (app. 23.5 x 31.5 in) Either Mini or Petite is sometimes called an affichette. 3  Grande: 120 cm x 160 cm (app 47 x 63in) This is the standard french poster.