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Alexander Pavlovich Bashutsky was born on March 30, 1803, in Saint Petersburg City, Russian Federation. From the nobles of Chernihiv province. The ancestors of the Bashutsky moved from Poland to Russia in the early 18th century. He was born in the family of the commandant of the Peter and Paul fortress.
Bashutsky's first appearance in print was a poem on "Miloradovich's death" (1826). From the beginning of 1826 to the end of 1832, Alexander Pavlovich became an adjutant to the governors-General P. V. Golenishchev-Kutuzov and P.K. Essen. At this time, he took an active part in measures to combat cholera, conducting investigations in civil and criminal cases, implementing his own project for a new numbering of houses in Saint Petersburg, and so on. Bashutsky's service contributed to the accumulation of a huge amount of documentary material-historical and modern. Drawing on the basis of concrete observations, the customs and habits, the image and the very style of life of Saint Petersburg residents, Alexander Pavlovich tried to identify the features of the Russian national character, sometimes clearly idealizing it.
In 1839 Alexander Pavlovich was transferred to the Ministry of Justice; in 1841 he was the assistant state secretary of the State Council. In 1849, Alexander Pavlovich, already having the rank of adviser, was accused theft of public funds. As a result of the investigation, which found out that he was guilty only of "abusive exercise of power". Alexander Pavlovich was dismissed from the service, but released from the court.
Years of financial setbacks brought Alexander Pavlovich to the brink of bankruptcy, family crisis, loss of service and reputation has led to moral destruction. In 1850 (along with wife) left the newborn in a monastery. Such a decisive turn in life was prepared by the development of his worldview. All this is strongly reflected in the novel "Meshtshanin, ocherki iz potfelya uchenika naturnogo klassa" (1840).
Alexander Pavlovich was a member of the Council of the First Missionary Society, organized charity lotteries, and was busy raising funds for various Church enterprises. In his conservative journalism, he opposes the "corrupting" influence of science and the mechanistic nature of progress.
Pavel Yakovlevich Bashutsky (28 August 1771 - 23 January 1836) was a General of the Infantry of the Russian Empire. He served during several stages of the Napoleonic Wars, including the War of the Fourth Coalition, the War of the Fifth Coalition, as well as the Patriotic War of 1812. He also functioned as the commandant of the capital St. Petersburg for numerous years. After ending his active military service, he served in the Ministry of War.
