Agafokleya A. Poltoratskaya (1737-1822), was a Russian entrepreneur and major landowner. She and her spouse Mark Poltoratsky were the founders of the noble family of

Poltoratsky Poltoratsky, feminine: Poltoratskaya is a Russian surname of the noble Poltoratsky family *Agafokleya Poltoratskaya * Konstantin Poltoratsky * Mark Poltoratsky * Roman Poltoratsky *Serge Poltoratzky Serge Poltoratzky (alternate spellings: Sergei o ...

. She was a major business person and landowner of her time, and created a substantial fortune which helped her spouse attain nobility. She was a great contributor to the church, and also infamous because of her alleged great mistreatment of her serfs, which reportedly led Emperor Alexander of Russia to have her prosecuted.

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* Газета «Тверская жизнь». Агафоклея: железная леди, живая душа. {{DEFAULTSORT:Poltoratskaya, Agafokleya 1737 births 1822 deaths 18th-century businesspeople from the Russian Empire Russian women in business 19th-century businesspeople from the Russian Empire Russian landowners 18th-century landowners 19th-century landowners