Vladimir Cherkassky
Russian politician (1821–1878)
Vladimir Cherkassky | |
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Moscow's Gorodskoy Golova (Московский городской голова)[1] | |
In office 1869–1871 | |
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Born | 13 April 1821 Tula Province, Russian Empire |
Died | 3 March 1878(1878-03-03) (aged 56) San Stefano, Ottoman Empire |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Cherkassky (Russian: Владимир Александрович Черкасский; 13 April 1821 – 3 March 1878) was a slavophil Russian politician[2] and first head of the provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria.
Biography
Born into a princely family, Cherkassky studied law at Moscow State University. He supported the Emancipation reform of 1861 which abolished serfdom in Russia.
References
External links
- Media related to Vladimir Alexandrovich Cherkasskiy at Wikimedia Commons
- Vladimir Cherkassky in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary at wikisource.org