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Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika (Russian: Пётр Иванович Полетика; 15 August 1778 – 26 January 1849, occasionally referred to in the West as Pierre de Poletica) was the second Russian ambassador to the United States.

Biography

Poletika was born in 1778 and enjoyed an aristocratic education. His father Ivan Poletika (1722—1783) was a medical scientist. His mother was of Turkish origin.[1][2]

He served in various diplomatic posts and was a senator. From 1817 to 1822, he was the Russian ambassador to the United States.

He died in 1849, and his memoirs were published posthumously in 1885.[3]

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  1. ^ Vincent, Veresaev (2018), Спутники Пушкина. Том 1, Рипол Классик, p. 146, ISBN 9785386108564, ПЕТР ИВАНОВИЧ ПОЛЕТИКА (1778–1849) Сын врача из обрусевших польских шляхтичей и пленной турчанки.
  2. ^ Петр Иванович Полетика: 15.08.1778 - 26.01.1849, RusDiplomats, retrieved 11 April 2021, Сын надворного советника Ивана Андреевича Полетики (ок. 1726-1783), врача при карантинной заставе, и турчанки Фатимы, захваченной русскими в плен при взятии Очакова.
  3. ^ Schiemann 1900.

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