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Alexander Yakovlevich Bulgakov (russian: Александр Яковлевич Булгаков; 15 November 178117 April 1863) was a Russian
diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...
,
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, and postal administrator.


Biography

Alexander Bulgakov was born in 1781 in
Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
in the family of a Russian diplomat, Yakov Bulgakov (1743–1809). At the beginning of his career, Bulgakov worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as an official with special duties attached to the
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of
Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
in 1809–1832. In 1832, Bulgakov stopped his diplomatic career and was appointed to Director of Posts in Moscow. He served in this position in 1832–1856. His younger brother
Konstantin Bulgakov Konstantin Yakovlevich Bulgakov (russian: Константин Яковлевич Булгаков; 31 December 178229 October 1835) was a diplomat, privy councillor, and postal administrator from the Russian Empire. Konstantin Bulgakov served a ...
(1782–1835) was the Director of the
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
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at that time. Because both were the top officers of the Russian
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, they could freely correspond with each other. Both brothers were much respected by their staff for their effort to improve working conditions for postal workers.


See also

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Feodor Pryanishnikov Feodor Ivanovich Pryanishnikov (russian: Фёдор Иванович Прянишников; 2 February 179328 April 1867) was a Russian actual privy councillor and postal administrator. At the height of his career (1857–1863), F. I. Pryanishn ...
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Konstantin Bulgakov Konstantin Yakovlevich Bulgakov (russian: Константин Яковлевич Булгаков; 31 December 178229 October 1835) was a diplomat, privy councillor, and postal administrator from the Russian Empire. Konstantin Bulgakov served a ...
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Postage stamps and postal history of Russia A Russian Empire postman. This a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the modern Russian Federation. Postal history Early history Records mention a system of messengers in the 10th ...
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Yakov Bulgakov Yakov Ivanovich Bulgakov (Russian: ''Яков Иванович Булгаков''; 15 October 1743 – 7 July 1809) was a Russian diplomat best remembered as Catherine II's emissary in Constantinople in the 1780s. Of noble parentage, Bulgakov att ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulgakov, Alexander 1781 births 1863 deaths Russian untitled nobility Diplomats of the Russian Empire Senators of the Russian Empire Russian postmasters Privy Councillor (Russian Empire)