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Alexander Kurakin
Russian statesman and diplomat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Alexander Kurakin (1697).
Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin, sometimes spelled Kourakine (Russian: Александр Борисович Куракин; 18 January 1752 – Weimar, 6 / 24 June 1818) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, a member of the State Council (from 1810), who was ranked Active Privy Counsellor 1st Class (see Table of Ranks).
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