Background
Ilya Modestovich Bakunin was born on January 6, 1801, in Saint Petersburg City, Russian Federation. Came from the nobles of the Saint Petersburg province, the son of the director of the Saint Petersburg agricultural school of Privy Councilor Modest Petrovich Bakunin from his marriage to Stepanida Ivanovna Golenishcheva-Kutuzova.
After the early death of his parents, together with his brother Nikolai was under the tutelage of his uncle L.I. Golenishchev-Kutuzov. His wife, Nadezhda Nikitichna, was engaged in the education of nephews and lived with them in their estate Ivanovsky in the Luga district.
Career
Ilya Modestovich started military service in 1817 as a cadet in the Life Guards of the 1st training artillery squadron, in 1819 he was promoted to Praporshchik. In 1825, Ilya Modestovich distinguished himself in suppressing the Decembrist uprising and received the rank of Poruchik and the Order of Saint Anna of the 4th degree, since 1826 was a personal adjutant of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich.
Between 1823 and 1825 Ilya Modestovich taught artillery at the guard school. In 1828, he took part in the war with Turkey. In 1831, Ilya Modestovich took part in the suppression of the uprising in Poland. In 1840, he was sent to the Separate Caucasian Corps to bring the fortresses of the Transcaucasian Territory into a defensive position.
