Statesmen
Mikhail Speransky
Reformer and codifier
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- 1801–1839
Drew up proposals for reorganising the state under Alexander I. After a period of disgrace and service in the provinces, he returned to central government; under Nicholas I he directed the systematisation of legislation, including the Complete Collection of Laws and the Digest of Laws. The bar shows his overall period of state service, with interruptions.
- Lifetime
- 1772–1839
- Role
- Statesman and legislator
- Disgrace
- 1812–1816