Alexander Petrovich Belyaev

January 22, 1802 (age 85)

Penza Oblast, Russian Federation

In 1818, with the rank of Michman, Alexander Petrovich was assigned to the Naval Guards. Participated (1823-1824) in sailing to the shores of Iceland, France, Spain together with future Decembrists - E.S. Musin-Pushkin, N.A. Bestuzhev, M.A. Bodisko. Getting to know the Masons formed at that time his political views. In 1824, he became one of the founders of the secret Society of Officers of the Naval Guards, the author of his "rules". In 1825, he was elected by D.I. Zavalishin in the "Orden Vosstanovlenya". Alexander Petrovich wrote memoirs "Vospominanij o perezhitom i perechuvstvovannom", in which he described in detail his life and work in Minusinsk. Belyaev’s memoirs contain many interesting psychological and everyday features and characteristic details. The manuscript was read by L.N. Tolstoy, he acted as its editor and recommended for publication. The memoirs were first published in "Russkaya Starina" in 1880-1881. After military service in the Caucasus (1840-1846) Alexander Petrovich was the manager of the estate of L.K. Naryshkin in the Volga region, he tried to make the life of peasants easier.

Alexander Petrovich Belyaev

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Background

Alexander Petrovich Belyaev was born on January 22, 1802, in Penza Province, Russian Federation (now Penza Oblast, Russian Federation).

Education

Since 1813, Alexander Petrovich lived in the house of the rich knyaz V.V. Dolgorukov, was brought up in the Naval Cadet Corps (1815-1820).

Career

In 1818, with the rank of Michman, Alexander Petrovich was assigned to the Naval Guards. Participated (1823-1824) in sailing to the shores of Iceland, France, Spain together with future Decembrists - E.S. Musin-Pushkin, N.A. Bestuzhev, M.A. Bodisko.

Getting to know the Masons formed at that time his political views. In 1824, he became one of the founders of the secret Society of Officers of the Naval Guards, the author of his "rules". In 1825, he was elected by D.I. Zavalishin in the "Orden Vosstanovlenya".

Alexander Petrovich wrote memoirs "Vospominanij o perezhitom i perechuvstvovannom", in which he described in detail his life and work in Minusinsk. Belyaev’s memoirs contain many interesting psychological and everyday features and characteristic details. The manuscript was read by L.N. Tolstoy, he acted as its editor and recommended for publication. The memoirs were first published in "Russkaya Starina" in 1880-1881.

After military service in the Caucasus (1840-1846) Alexander Petrovich was the manager of the estate of L.K. Naryshkin in the Volga region, he tried to make the life of peasants easier.

Membership

Orden Vosstanovlenya

1825
Society of Officers of the Naval Guards

1825

Connections

Alexander Petrovich has twice married: the first wife died in 1854 during childbirth; from the second, Elizabeth Alexandrovna Arnoldi. They had a son, Alexander.

Father:: Pyotr Gavrilovich Belyaev
Mother:: Charlotte Verenius
Spouse:: Elizabeth Alexandrovna Arnoldi
Brother:: Pyotr Petrovich Belyaev
Son:: Alexander
colleague:: Leo Tolstoy

References

Russian writers. 1800-1917. Biographical Dictionary. Volume 1
1989

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