Mikhail Speransky and his Alleged “Exile” in Siberia in the Years 1818–1821 Cover Image

Michaił Speranskij i jego rzekome „zesłanie” na Syberię w latach 1818–1821
Mikhail Speransky and his Alleged “Exile” in Siberia in the Years 1818–1821

Author(s): Dariusz Szpoper
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Politics and law, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Russia; Alexander I; Mikhail Speransky; Siberia; the fight against corruption;

Summary/Abstract: Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky (1772–1839) was a prominent Russian activist state. In March 1812, he fell from favor with the Emperor Alexander I. He was expelled from St. Petersburg and ordered to reside first in Nizhny Novgorod, and then in Perm (the estate of her daughter, Wielikopole), in the province of Novgorod (the European part of the Russian Empire). In 1816, Alexander I appointed him the governor of Penza, and in 1819, governor-general of Siberia. He ordered him to review the three-province: Tobolski, Tomsk and Irkutsk. M. Speransky made a successful fight against corruption. He started the development of these provinces. In 1821, he was appointed by Alexander I a member of the Council of State, and in 1839, he received the title of count from Nicholas

  • Issue Year: 25/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 907-921
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish