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Also Known As Nikolay Pavlovich, Graf Ignatiev
Born January 29, 1832 • St. Petersburg • Russia
Died July 3, 1908 (aged 76) • Ukraine
Role In Eastern Question • Pan-Slavism • Treaty of Peking • Treaty of San Stefano

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