| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,916,727,479 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Kurbatov, Aleksei |
0.01 sec. |
|
|
Kurbatov, Aleksei Aleksandrovich
Died 1721. Russian statesman. A serf and butler of B. P. Sheremetev, Kurbatov in 1699 submitted to Peter I a plan for introducing a stamp duty in Russia for the purpose of increasing the state’s revenue. The plan was accepted and Kurbatov was given his freedom and taken into government service. Appointed vice-governor of Arkhangel’sk Province in 1711, he was accused of bribery and removed from his post in 1714. He died while on trial. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|