Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov
19th-century Russian statesman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the poet Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov (1757–1807), see Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov.
Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov (Russian: Граф Михаи́л Никола́евич Муравьёв) (April 19 [O.S. April 7] 1845, Saint Petersburg – June 21 [O.S. June 8] 1900) was a Russian statesman who advocated transferring the attention of Russian foreign policy from Europe to the Far East. He is probably best remembered for having initiated the Hague Peace Conference.
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Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov | |
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Граф Михаи́л Никола́евич Муравьёв | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1897–1900 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Preceded by | Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Lamsdorf |
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