Background
Nikolay Avksentyevich Manasein (Manassein) was born on November 19, 1834, in Uspenskaya Sloboda village, Kostroma, Russian Federation. He was from the maternal gentry Voronezh generation of Dronovs.
Nikolay Avksentyevich Manasein (Manassein) was born on November 19, 1834, in Uspenskaya Sloboda village, Kostroma, Russian Federation. He was from the maternal gentry Voronezh generation of Dronovs.
In 1853, Nikolay Avksentyevich Manasein graduated from the Imperial School of Jurisprudence.
In 1854-1860, Nikolay Manasein was an official of the Senate. He worked as a chief conciliator of Meschovsk province, Kaluga Governorate during 1863-1865. In 1866, he became a deputy prosecutor of the Moscow circuit court, and then worked as a prosecutor of the Kaluga circuit court during 1866-1867. In 1867-1870, he was a a deputy prosecutor of the Pskov chamber of appeals, and then worked as a prosecutor of the Moscow chamber of appeals during 1870-1877. In 1880, Nikolay Manasein became a Senator, in 1885-1887 he was a Governor, and in 1887-1894 he worked as a Minister of justice.
Being a straightforward man, Manassein liked to be told about everything frankly. It was easy for him to recognize the slightest deceit. As a rule, he listened to the opinion of other people, professional lawyers. Although, on the other hand, he has enough self-esteem and did not tolerate when he was told what he knew better than others. In employees he valued, above all, their mind, energy, the ability to self-sacrifice.
Quotes from others about the person
Contemporaries noted that N. Manassein cherished his post of the Minister of justice, not just as an attribute of power, but as a sign of the monarch's highest confidence in him. Therefore, in the administration cases entrusted to him by the Ministry, "having in mind only the interests of the Emperor", he was pretty resolute. He understood his high position of the Minister and Prosecutor General as the position of "senior among equals". However, he was strict and demanding about the issues of compliance with official discipline.
