Background
Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin was born to the wealthy Lopukhin family/ He was born on February 24, 1756 in Rettyazhi village, Belgorod region, Russian Federation.
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Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin was born to the wealthy Lopukhin family/ He was born on February 24, 1756 in Rettyazhi village, Belgorod region, Russian Federation.
Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin got a home education.
Ivan Vladimirovich Lopukhin joined the Preobrazhensky Lifeguard regiment in 1775. He retired a colonel 7 years later due to health concerns.
After serving as a counselor and later court president on the Moscow Criminal court between 1782 and 1785, he was introduced to rosicrucianism, martinism and freemasonry through his friend Nikolay Novikov and began a career as a writer and printer, while entering civil service. He became Senator in 1798.
In 1801, Tsar Alexander I asked Lopukhin to investigate complaints by the Doukhobors, his reports in 1802 leading to their resettlement on the Molochnaya River, along with other religious minorities.
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