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Aleksandr Ivanovich Guchkov
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Aleksandr Ivanovich Guchkov

Russian statesman
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Born:
Oct. 26 [Oct. 14, Old Style], 1862, Moscow, Russia
Died:
Feb. 14, 1936, Paris, France (aged 73)
Title / Office:
Duma (1907-1912), Russia
Political Affiliation:
Octobrist

Aleksandr Ivanovich Guchkov (born Oct. 26 [Oct. 14, Old Style], 1862, Moscow, Russia—died Feb. 14, 1936, Paris, France) was a statesman and leader of the moderate liberal political movement in Russia between 1905 and 1917. The son of a wealthy Moscow merchant, Guchkov studied at the universities of Moscow and Berlin, traveled widely, fought against the British in the South African (Boer) War (1899–1902), and headed the Russian Red Cross during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05). After the Revolution of 1905 compelled Nicholas II to issue the October Manifesto, creating a constitutional monarchy, Guchkov helped found the Octobrist Party, which supported ...(100 of 320 words)

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