Count N. P. Ignat`ev – The Father of Lies?
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Author_David Mackenzie
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- ISBN 9780880335041
- Weight: 964g
- Dimensions: 145 x 222mm
- Publication Date: 18 Dec 2002
- Publisher: East European Monographs
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the first complete biography of the outstanding Russian general and diplomat Count N. P. Ignat'ev (1832-1908) who negotiated the important treaties of Beijing and San Stefano. The book focuses on his brilliant career in Central Asia as a leading player in the "Great Game", China and especially as ambassador in Constantinople, 1864-77., where he acquired the monikers "the Vice-Sultan" for his powerful position there and "Father of Lies" for his alleged tendency to tell fibs (a reputation here reassessed).
David Mackenzie is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
