Mikhayl Mikhaylovich Shcherbatov

Russian historian

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Mikhayl Mikhaylovich Shcherbatov (born July 22, 1733, Moscow, Russia—died Dec. 12, 1790, Mikhailovskoye) was a Russian ideologue, historian, and aristocratic commentator on Russian political and social developments in the 18th century. Shcherbatov was the son of a former governor-general of Moscow and a member of one of the oldest aristocratic families in Russia, and he received a private education. His first published works were seven articles and translations that appeared between 1759 and 1761 in...