Pavel Pavlovich Ryabushinsky

Russian businessman

Also known as: Pavel Pavlovich Riabushinskii

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Pavel Pavlovich Ryabushinsky (1871–1924) was a prominent Russian industrialist and businessman. As the head of his family's business concerns from 1894, he expanded their textile, land, and banking enterprises. The Ryabushinsky family, descended from peasants, became wealthy investors in the 19th and early 20th centuries and were active in liberal politics before the 1917 Russian Revolution.1

Ryabushinsky was notable for opening Russia's first automotive factory in Moscow in 1916. He was a strong supporter of Russia's involvement in World War I and opposed the Bolsheviks. Following the October Revolution, he emigrated to Paris.1

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Ryabushinsky Family
Pavel Pavlovich Ryabushinsky (1871–1924), the oldest brother and, from 1894, head of the family’s business concerns, opened the first Russian automotive factory in Moscow in 1916. A staunch supporter of the Russian war effort in World War I, he opposed the Bolsheviks, and Soviet historians…
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Pavel Pavlovich Ryabushinsky (1871–1924), the oldest brother and, from 1894, head of the family’s business concerns, opened the first Russian automotive factory in Moscow in 1916. A staunch supporter of the Russian war effort in World War I, he opposed the Bolsheviks, and Soviet historians…
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