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Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika

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Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
2nd Russian ambassador to the United States
In office
1817 (1817) – 24 April 1822 (1822-04-24)
MonarchAlexander I
Preceded byAndrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
Succeeded byDiederik Tuyll van Serooskerken
Personal details
Born(1778-08-15)15 August 1778
Vasylkiv, Kiev Governorate
Died26 January 1849(1849-01-26) (aged 70)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Resting placeVolkovo Cemetery

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.

Biography

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Poletika 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]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Schiemann 1900.

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