Nikolay Vasilyevich, prince Repnin

Nikolay Vasilyevich, prince Repnin (born March 11 [March 22, New Style], 1734—died May 12 [May 24], 1801, Moscow) was a diplomat and military officer who served Catherine II the Great of Russia by greatly increasing Russia’s influence over Poland before that country was partitioned. He later distinguished himself in Russia’s wars against the Turks. The grandson of a noted general during the reign of Peter I the Great, Repnin entered the army and in 1762...