Muravyov Kara biography

Any problem has a solution to Muravyov-Karsky N. Books online Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Karsky on July 25, St. Petersburg-October 23, Scornyakovo Zadonsky district of the Voronezh province now Lipetsk region-Russian military leader, a general of infantry on December 6, a diplomat and a traveler from the Muravyov clan. The Caucasian governor of military service began on February 9, a column -made in the retinue of his imperial majesty.

In his youth, Nikolai dreamed of establishing a communist republic on Sakhalin, but the war with Napoleon put an end to fantasies forever. For participation in the Battle of Borodino, Muravyov received the Order of St. Anna of the 3rd degree. Then there were battles at Tarutino and Vyazma. With particular success, ants fulfilled the order to build a bridge over Berezina, when he dragged and knitted logs for encouragement of pioneers.

Since the year, the fate of Nikolai Muravyov has been associated with the Caucasus. He was seconded to the commander of a separate Georgian corps A. Ermolov and was sent to inspect the Russian-Persian border.

Three years later, an expedition started from Baku to the east coast of the Caspian Sea. Researchers set tasks for compiling a geographical description of the coast, exploration of minerals, studying possible ways to India, and most importantly - the development of trade and diplomatic relations with Turkmen. Captain Muravyov participated in the expedition as an officer of the General Staff.

All the time he spent on trips in the depths of the land and negotiations with the Turkmen elders. And here the negotiations went quickly and effectively. Based on the results of the trip, Nikolai Nikolaevich published two -volume notes containing the most valuable materials of a political, geographical, economic, ethnographic and military nature. In addition, during the expedition, he spent the first scientific archaeological excavations in Central Asia in History Gorodishche Gushim-Tepe near Attrek.

Truly fateful in the biography of Muravyov became battles near the city of Kars. For the capture of Kars during the Crimean War, I received the honorary nickname "Karsksky" in Soviet and modern publications on December 4, the spelling "Karsky" is more often found. The member of the State Council for the last 10 years of his life Nikolai Nikolaevich Muravyov-Karsky lived in the village of Skornyakovo Zadonsky district of the Voronezh province now Lipetsk region, on the estate of his wife.