Background
Nikolay Ivanovich was born on January 10, 1791 in Timofeevskoye village, near Oryol, Russian Federation. He came from a noble family, was closely related to Ivan Turgenev's father, Sergey Nikolaevich Turgenev. He had two younger brothers.
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Nikolay Ivanovich Krivtsov
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Legion of Honour
Spouse: Ekaterina Fedorovna Krivtsova
Ekaterina Fedorovna Krivtsova née Vadkovskaya
Brother: Sergey Ivanovich Krivtsov
Sergey Ivanovich Krivtsov
Brother: Pavel Ivanovich Krivtsov
Pavel Ivanovich Krivtsov
close relative: Sergey Nikolaevich Turgenev
Sergey Nikolaevich Turgenev
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Nikolay Ivanovich Krivtsov
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Nikolay Krivtsov got home education because of his poor health. Then, when he was 18, Sergey Turgenev took him to Saint Petersburg.
Career
Since 1807 to 1813 Nikolay was a member of the military. He participated in the Great Patriotic War, 1812 (including the Battle of Borodino), foreign campaigns of the Russian army. He lost his leg in the Battle of Kulm, 1813. Since 1817 he was a member of Moscow and Saint Petersburg literary salons, was acquainted with Nikolay Karamzin, Vasily Zhukovsky, Alexander Pushkin.
In 1817 he worked as a chamberlain. In 1818-1819 Nikolay Ivanovich was Russian Embassy official in England. In 1820 he drew up a draft of serfs emancipation. He was the Governor of Tula (1823-1824), Voronezh (1824-1826) and Nizhny Novgorod (1826-1827). In 1823 he worked as a state councilor. In Voronezh Nikolay Krivtsov was actively engaged in construction: he paved streets in mountains and slopes, dug wells, constructed a boulevard in Bolshaya Dvoryanskaya Street, put up 3 fire observation towers, built an arched bridge over Bogoslovskaya Street. In 1827 he was reckoned among Senate Heraldic Department, retired from office soon and lived in Lyubichi village.
Achievements
Connections
Nikolay Ivanovich Krivtsov was married, had a daughter.
- Father:
- Ivan Vasilievich Krivtsov
- Mother:
- Vera Ivanovna Krivtsova
- Spouse:
- Ekaterina Fedorovna Krivtsova
- Daughter:
- Sophia Nikolaevna
- Brother:
- Sergey Ivanovich Krivtsov
- Brother:
- Pavel Ivanovich Krivtsov
- close relative:
- Sergey Nikolaevich Turgenev
Father of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Russian novelist and short story writer.
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Career
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1807 - 1813
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1817
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1817
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1818 - 1819
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1823 - 1824
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1823
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1824 - 1826
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1826 - 1827
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1827
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Awards
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Legion of Honour, France
As the Russian troops liberated Moscow, Nikolay Ivanovich Krivtsov saved wounded French soldiers from a rampant crowd. For this feat he was awarded the Legion of Honour.As the Russian troops liberated Moscow, Nikolay Ivanovich Krivtsov saved wounded French soldiers from a rampant crowd. For this feat he was awarded the Legion of Honour.