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[[Baron]] '''Peter Pavlovich Shafirov''' ({{lang-ru|Пётр Павлович Шафиров}}) (1670{{mdash}}1739), [[Russians|Russia]]n statesman, one of the ablest coadjutors of [[Peter the Great]].
[[Baron]] '''Peter Pavlovich Shafirov''' ({{lang-ru|Пётр Павлович Шафиров}}) (1670{{mdash}}1739), [[Russians|Russia]]n statesman, one of the ablest coadjutors of [[Peter the Great]].


Shafirov was born into the family of Pavel Shafirov, a translator in the Russian [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]], of Polish Jewish extraction. Pavel Shafirov's parents were residents of [[Smolensk]], they converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity after Smolensk was ceded to Russia by Poland in 1654.
Shafirov was born into the family of Pavel Shafirov, a translator in the Russian [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]], of Polish Jewish extraction. Pavel Shafirov's parents were residents of [[Smolensk]], they converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity after Smolensk was ceded to Russia by Poland in 1654.


Peter Shafirov first made himself useful by his extraordinary knowledge of foreign languages. He was the chief translator in the Russian Foreign Office for many years, subsequently accompanying tsar Peter on his travels. Made a [[baron]] and raised to the rank of [[Chancellor|vice-chancellor]], he displayed [[diplomat]]ic talents of the highest order.
Peter Shafirov first made himself useful by his extraordinary knowledge of foreign languages. He was the chief translator in the Russian Foreign Office for many years, subsequently accompanying tsar Peter on his travels. Made a [[baron]] and raised to the rank of [[Chancellor|vice-chancellor]], he displayed [[diplomat]]ic talents of the highest order.


During the unlucky campaign of 1711, he succeeded against all expectations in concluding the [[Treaty of the Pruth|peace of the Pruth]]. Peter left him in the hands of the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] as a hostage, and on the rupture of the peace he was imprisoned in the [[Seven Towers]]. Finally, however, with the aid of the British and Dutch ambassadors, he defeated the diplomacy of [[Charles XII of Sweden]] and his agents, and confirmed the good relations between Russia and Turkey by the treaty of Adrianople (June 1713).
During the unlucky campaign of 1711, he succeeded against all expectations in concluding the [[Treaty of the Pruth|peace of the Pruth]]. Peter left him in the hands of the [[Ottoman Empire|Turks]] as a hostage, and on the rupture of the peace he was imprisoned in the [[Seven Towers]]. Finally, however, with the aid of the British and Dutch ambassadors, he defeated the diplomacy of [[Charles XII of Sweden]] and his agents, and confirmed the good relations between Russia and Turkey by the treaty of Adrianople (June 1713).


On the institution of the colleges or departments of state in 1718, Shafirov was appointed vice-president of the department of Foreign Affairs, and a [[Governing Senate|senator]]. In 1723, however, he was deprived of all his offices and sentenced to death. The capital sentence was commuted on the scaffold to banishment, first to [[Siberia]] and then to [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]]. Embezzlement and disorderly conduct in the senate were the offences charged against Shafirov, and with some justice. On the death of Peter, Shafirov was released from prison and commissioned to write the life of his late master.
On the institution of the colleges or departments of state in 1718, Shafirov was appointed vice-president of the department of Foreign Affairs, and a [[Governing Senate|senator]]. In 1723, however, he was deprived of all his offices and sentenced to death. The capital sentence was commuted on the scaffold to banishment, first to [[Siberia]] and then to [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]]. Embezzlement and disorderly conduct in the senate were the offences charged against Shafirov, and with some justice. On the death of Peter, Shafirov was released from prison and commissioned to write the life of his late master.


In 1717, he authored a treatise entitled ''[[A discourse concerning the just causes of the war between Sweden and Russia]]'',<ref name="Cracraft">{{cite book|last=Cracraft|first=James|title=The Revolution of Peter the Great|url=http://www.questia.com/read/117860766/the-revolution-of-peter-the-great|year=2003|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=0-674-01196-1|pages=70|chapter=Diplomatic and Bureaucratic Revolutions}}{{subscription required}}</ref> a historical tract on the war with Charles XII, in which Peter himself collaborated, epitomized, in a high panegyric style, some of the greatest exploits of the tsar-regenerator. The successful rivalry of his supplanter, [[Andrei Osterman]], prevented Shafirov from holding any high office during the last fourteen years of his life.
In 1717, he authored a treatise entitled ''[[A discourse concerning the just causes of the war between Sweden and Russia]]'',<ref name="Cracraft">{{cite book|last=Cracraft|first=James|title=The Revolution of Peter the Great|url=http://www.questia.com/read/117860766/the-revolution-of-peter-the-great|year=2003|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=0-674-01196-1|pages=70|chapter=Diplomatic and Bureaucratic Revolutions}}{{subscription required}}</ref> a historical tract on the war with Charles XII, in which Peter himself collaborated, epitomized, in a high panegyric style, some of the greatest exploits of the tsar-regenerator. The successful rivalry of his supplanter, [[Andrei Osterman]], prevented Shafirov from holding any high office during the last fourteen years of his life.
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Revision as of 08:46, 25 March 2014

Vice-chancellor Peter P. Shafirov

Baron Peter Pavlovich Shafirov (Russian: Пётр Павлович Шафиров) (1670—1739), Russian statesman, one of the ablest coadjutors of Peter the Great.

Shafirov was born into the family of Pavel Shafirov, a translator in the Russian Foreign Office, of Polish Jewish extraction. Pavel Shafirov's parents were residents of Smolensk, they converted to Russian Orthodox Christianity after Smolensk was ceded to Russia by Poland in 1654.

Peter Shafirov first made himself useful by his extraordinary knowledge of foreign languages. He was the chief translator in the Russian Foreign Office for many years, subsequently accompanying tsar Peter on his travels. Made a baron and raised to the rank of vice-chancellor, he displayed diplomatic talents of the highest order.

During the unlucky campaign of 1711, he succeeded against all expectations in concluding the peace of the Pruth. Peter left him in the hands of the Turks as a hostage, and on the rupture of the peace he was imprisoned in the Seven Towers. Finally, however, with the aid of the British and Dutch ambassadors, he defeated the diplomacy of Charles XII of Sweden and his agents, and confirmed the good relations between Russia and Turkey by the treaty of Adrianople (June 1713).

On the institution of the colleges or departments of state in 1718, Shafirov was appointed vice-president of the department of Foreign Affairs, and a senator. In 1723, however, he was deprived of all his offices and sentenced to death. The capital sentence was commuted on the scaffold to banishment, first to Siberia and then to Novgorod. Embezzlement and disorderly conduct in the senate were the offences charged against Shafirov, and with some justice. On the death of Peter, Shafirov was released from prison and commissioned to write the life of his late master.

In 1717, he authored a treatise entitled A discourse concerning the just causes of the war between Sweden and Russia,[1] a historical tract on the war with Charles XII, in which Peter himself collaborated, epitomized, in a high panegyric style, some of the greatest exploits of the tsar-regenerator. The successful rivalry of his supplanter, Andrei Osterman, prevented Shafirov from holding any high office during the last fourteen years of his life.

References

  1. ^ Cracraft, James (2003). "Diplomatic and Bureaucratic Revolutions". The Revolution of Peter the Great. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-674-01196-1.(subscription required)

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