awarded a golden saber with the inscription "For courage". At the end of the war, on 13 August 1878 he was appointed commander of the 58th Infantry Regiment of Prague, from 28 March 1879 he commanded the 4th Grenadier Nesvizh Regiment. On 23 September 1879 was promoted to major general and enlisted in the army infantry and reserve troops, was seconded to the General Staff. On 24 March 1881 he was appointed commander of the 2nd brigade of the 39th Infantry Division (Russian Empire), from 2 September 1882 he commanded the 1st brigade of the Caucasus Grenadier Division (Russian Empire). On 2 August 1884, Tchaikovsky was appointed chief of staff of the 6th Army Corps (Russian Empire) and remained in that position until 22 February 1889, when he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the Kiev Military District. 28 November 1889 received the command of the 2nd Infantry Brigade. On 30 August 1890 he was promoted to lieutenant general, on 22 June of the following year he was appointed commandant of the Ivangorod fortress, and on 13 June 1899 he was given command of the 3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire). On 1 January 1901, he was promoted to general of Infantry (with seniority of 6 December 1900). He died on 25 March 1903 in St. Petersburg. He was buried at the Nikolsky cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Awards Among other awards, Tchaikovsky had orders: Order of St. Anna, 3rd degree (1866) Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree with the imperial crown and swords (1873) Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree with swords and bow (1874) Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1877) Golden saber with the inscription "For courage" (29 July 1878) Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1881) Order of St. Anna 1st degree (1886) Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd degree (30 August 1893) Order of the White Eagle (14 May 1896) Family Grandfather - Pyotr Fedorovich Tchaikovsky (1745-1818). Wife - Anastasia Stepanovna, née Posokhova (born 1751). Father - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Petrovich (1789-1871) - retired major general. The elder brother of Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky (1795-1880), the father of the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Mother - Evdokia Petrovna Berens (Elizabeth von Beren). Brothers and sisters: Anna (1830-1911) Sofia (1833-1888) Alexandra (1836-1899) Ilya (1837-1891) Lydia (1838-1901) Hope (born 1841). Spouse - S. A. Porokhovshchikov (died 1888). Andrey (1841-1920) - infantry general, governor of the Ferghana region. Sources