Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika (Russian: Пётр Иванович Полетика; 15 August 1778 – 26 January 1849, occasionally referred to in the West as Pierre de Poletica) was the second Russian ambassador to the United States.
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika | |
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| 2nd Russian ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1817 – 24 April 1822 | |
| Monarch | Alexander I |
| Preceded by | Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov |
| Succeeded by | Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1778 Vasylkiv, Kiev Governorate |
| Died | 26 January 1849 (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Resting place | Volkovo Cemetery |
Biography
editPoletika was born in 1778 and enjoyed an aristocratic education. His father Ivan Poletika (1722—1783) was a medical scientist. His mother was of Turkish origin.[1][2]
He served in various diplomatic posts and was a senator. From 1817 to 1822, he was the Russian ambassador to the United States.
He died in 1849, and his memoirs were published posthumously in 1885.[3]
See also
editReferences
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Vincent, Veresaev (2018), Спутники Пушкина. Том 1, Рипол Классик, p. 146, ISBN 9785386108564,
ПЕТР ИВАНОВИЧ ПОЛЕТИКА (1778–1849) Сын врача из обрусевших польских шляхтичей и пленной турчанки.
- ^ Петр Иванович Полетика: 15.08.1778 - 26.01.1849, RusDiplomats, retrieved 11 April 2021,
Сын надворного советника Ивана Андреевича Полетики (ок. 1726-1783), врача при карантинной заставе, и турчанки Фатимы, захваченной русскими в плен при взятии Очакова.
- ^ Schiemann 1900.
Sources
edit- Schiemann, T. (1900). Geschichte Russlands unter Kaiser Nikolaus I. (in German). Berlin: G. Reimer. OCLC 24224562.
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