Background
Alexander Petrovich Baryatinsky was born on January 7, 1799, in Tobolsk, Tyumen', Russian Federation. Came from the ancient family of the Baryatinsky.
Alexander Petrovich Baryatinsky was born on January 7, 1799, in Tobolsk, Tyumen', Russian Federation. Came from the ancient family of the Baryatinsky.
Alexander Petrovich was growing up in a Saint Petersburg Jesuit Boarding School. After passing the exam at the Pedagogical Institute in 1815 he entered service as an interpreter in the Collegium of Foreign Affairs.
In 1817 Alexander Petrovich began military service as a junker in the Life Guards of the Hussars. From January 12, 1820, he was appointed adjutant to the Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Army of Count Wittgenstein. In 1825 he finished service as a junior captain.
In June 1823, Alexander Petrovich was conducting negotiations in Saint Petersburg on the merger of the Southern and Northern secret societies. Taking advantage of the position of adjutant commander of the 2nd Army, stationed in Little Russia, he often served in Saint Petersburg, where he established contacts with the Northern Society in 1825. Along with Peter Svistunov, he was simultaneously a member of the Northern and Southern Societies. In November 1825, a few days before the death of Alexander I, Alexander Petrovich headed the Tulchin Council of the Southern Society of Decembrists.
In 1826 Alexander Petrovich was arrested in Tiraspol and sentenced to hard labor all the way. He sent to Kexholm, later to the Shlisselburg fortress and in 1827 sent to Siberia. The term of hard labor was reduced to 20 years. After his arrest the relatives (except for his only sister) denied him; terminally ill, Alexander Petrovich lived in dire need. In Tobolsk, he got married to a local peasant woman, who was devotedly caring for him.
Came from the ancient family of the Baryatinsky.
After his arrest the relatives (except for his only sister) denied him; terminally ill, he lived in dire need. In Tobolsk, he got married with a local peasant woman, who was devotedly caring for him.