Alexander Bezborodko

Alexander Bezborodko

Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Безборо́дко) (1747–1799) was the Grand Chancellor of Russia and chief architect of Catherine the Great's foreign policy after the death of Nikita Panin.

Read more about Alexander Bezborodko:  Ukrainian Origins, His Career Under Catherine II, Grand Chancellor of The Russian Empire, Personal Qualities

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