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Nikolay KhovanskyCollegiate Advisor
Date of Birth: 13.02.1879
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Content:
- Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Khovansky
- Work in Siberia:
- Service to the Government
- Semipalatinsk and Imprisonment:
- Later Life and Legacy
- Family and Death:
Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Khovansky
Early Life and Education:Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Khovansky was born into a noble family in 1875. He was the great-grandson of Prince Sergei Nikolaevich Khovansky, the governor of Simbirsk. In 1902, he graduated with honors from Kazan Imperial University, earning a degree in natural sciences.
Work in Siberia:
After graduation, Khovansky married Zinaida Alexandrovna Nikolskaya and moved to the Yenisei Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk). He worked for the Yenisei Temporary Commission for the Formation of Settlement and Reserve Areas. His role involved locating and surveying suitable land for settling farmers migrating from European Russia to Siberia.
Service to the Government
Aмур, Kurgan, and Tobolsk:In 1910, Khovansky was sent on a mission to the Amur Inter-Departmental Expedition. From 1911 to 1914, he served the Department of Migration and State Property in Kurgan, where he led the Kurgan Yaluторовsk (Elutarevsk) Land Management Expedition.
In 1914, he moved to Tobolsk, where he served as deputy head and, later, head of the Department of Migration Affairs. During his time there, he encountered the Russian Revolution and oversaw the arrival and imprisonment of the Imperial family in 1917.
Semipalatinsk and Imprisonment:
In 1919, under Kolchak's regime, Khovansky was transferred to Semipalatinsk. He witnessed the overthrow of Kolchak's government and the subsequent liquidation of the Department of Migration Affairs, forcing him to seek other professions.
He was arrested in 1919 by the Red Army and held in prison for nine months. After his release, he remained under surveillance.
Later Life and Legacy
Kazan and Awards:In 1927, Khovansky and his family moved to Kazan, where he taught English at various universities until his retirement in 1947. He received the Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class; Order of St. Stanislav, 3rd Class; and a medal commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty.
Family and Death:
Khovansky married twice. His first wife, Zinaida Nikolskaya, passed away in 1947. His second wife, Natalya Zaiceva, was the daughter of a chemistry professor. They had one son, Prince Alexei Nikolaevich Khovansky, a mathematician and scholar.
Prince Nikolai Alexandrovich Khovansky passed away in Kazan in 1956. His legacy lives on through his contributions to the settlement of Siberia and his work in education.
