Alexander Gorchakov
Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (Russian Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Горчако́в), (15 June 1798 – 11 March 1883) was a Russian statesman from the Gorchakov princely family. He has an enduring reputation as one of the most influential and respected diplomats of the nineteenth century. From 1863 to 1883 he was state chancellor of the Russian Empire.
Read more about Alexander Gorchakov: Early Life and Career, Gorchakov's Promotion of Dreikaiserbund, Gorchakov and Bismarck: Battle of Chancellors, Assessment, Bibliography
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