ALEXANDER GORCHAKOV

(Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov)


Alexander Gorchakov
Alexander Gorchakov
  • Born: June 15, 1798
  • Died: March 11, 1883
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Politician & Diplomat

Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov was a Russian diplomat and statesman from the Gorchakov princely family. He has an enduring reputation as one of the most influential and respected diplomats of the mid-19th century. Scholars agree that the termination of the demilitarisation of the Black Sea was Gorchakov's greatest accomplishment but add that he stayed too long as foreign minister.