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Konstantin Petrovich Pobyedonostsev

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Konstantin Petrovich Pobyedonostsev

Birth
Moscow Federal City, Russia
Death
23 Mar 1907 (aged 79)
Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia
Burial
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Federal City, Russia Add to Map
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(Russian: Константин Петрович Победоносцев)
May 21oc, 1827 [June 2nc] - March 10oc, 1907 [23nc]

was a Russian jurist, statesman, and adviser to three Tsars. He is usually regarded as a prime representative of reactionary views and was the "éminence grise" of imperial politics during the reign of Alexander III of Russia, holding the position of the Ober-Procurator of the Holy Synod, the highest position of the supervision of the Russian Orthodox Church by the state.

He ordered Tolstoy's excommunication in 1901.

(Russian: Константин Петрович Победоносцев)
May 21oc, 1827 [June 2nc] - March 10oc, 1907 [23nc]

was a Russian jurist, statesman, and adviser to three Tsars. He is usually regarded as a prime representative of reactionary views and was the "éminence grise" of imperial politics during the reign of Alexander III of Russia, holding the position of the Ober-Procurator of the Holy Synod, the highest position of the supervision of the Russian Orthodox Church by the state.

He ordered Tolstoy's excommunication in 1901.


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