Vladimir Pavlovich Bezobrazov (; 15 January 1828 – 29 August 1889) was one of the leading Russian

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s of the 19th century; he was also a state official, magazine editor, publicist and lecturer. He wrote numerous essays and articles, mostly on political economy, the banking system, law, and finance.

Early life

Bezobrazov was born in

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, into an old noble

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family. He was the son of Paul Nikolaevich Bezobrazov (1787–1852) and his wife, Elizaveta Pavlovna Poltoratskaya (1798–1888).

Biography

Bezobrazov was a member of the

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from 1864. In the 1860s he edited the Ministry of State Properties Magazine, and later the ''Geographical Society Herald''. As a Ministry of Finance official, he took active part in organizing and monitoring Russian regional bank system. In the 1860s, at the height of the Alexander II-induced reforms, he became one of the initiators and leaders of the

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's Political and Economical committee. In 1868 Bezobrazov was elected the Moscow Governorate's ; in 1885 he became a member of the

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. He taught political economy and financial law at the Alexandrovsky Lyceum and in the 1870s tutored four members of the Russian monarch's family, Grand Dukes Alexey Alexandrovich,

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, Sergey Alexandrovich, and Konstantin Konstantinovich. In 1873 Bezobrazov, part of the team of eleven renowned lawyers, co-founded the Institut de Droit International in

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.Dorskaya, A.
Institut de Droit International
Опыт неофициального научного сообщества]. Известия Российского государственного педагогического университета им. А. И. Герцена. 2010. No. 134, pp. 88—101 The same year he started publishing the Russian Knowledge Anthology (Сборник государственных знаний), featuring articles and essays by leading Russian economists and lawyers.Vladimir Bezobrazov
at the Great Biographical Encyclopedia.Lachayeva, M.Y.
Vladimir Bezobrazov
at the Russian History from Ancient Times Till 1917 // Отечественная история с древнейших времен до 1917 г. Энциклопедия. М., 1994. Т.1. He died on 29 August 1889 in Noskovo,

Moscow Governorate The Moscow Governorate was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, and the Russian Empire. It was bordered by Tver Governorate to the north, Vladimir Governorate to the northeast, Ryazan Governorate to the southeast, Tula Gove ...

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Vladimir Bezobrazov
at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bezobrazov, Vladimir Economists from the Russian Empire Lawyers from the Russian Empire Journalists from the Russian Empire Russian male journalists Male writers from the Russian Empire People from Vladimir, Russia 1828 births 1889 deaths Privy Councillor (Russian Empire)