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Bezborodko, portrait by an unknown artist, 18th century; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow
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Bezborodko, portrait by an unknown artist, 18th century; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow
Bezborodko, portrait by an unknown artist, 18th century; in the State Historical Museum, Moscow

Alexander Bezborodko

Russian diplomat
Also known as: Alexander Andreyevich, Prince Bezborodko
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Alexander Bezborodko (born March 25 [March 14, Old Style], 1747, Glukhovo, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died April 17 [April 6], 1799, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian foreign minister who was closely linked with the major diplomatic affairs of Catherine the Great, including her idea of reestablishing the Byzantine Empire under her grandson Constantine. Recommended to Catherine by Count P.A. Rumyantsev, with whom he had served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, Bezborodko was appointed secretary of...

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