Bestuzhev (russian: Бecтужeв), or Bestuzheva (feminine; ) is a Russian surname. The Bestuzhev noble family was from the medieval
Novgorod Republic and descended from
boyar
A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...
s.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Pyotr Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1664-1742), Russian statesman
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Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1688-1760), Russian diplomat
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Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1693-1766), Russian diplomat
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Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev (1761-1810), Russian writer and state councilor
*Alexander's sons (all members of the
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist Revolt ( ru , Восстание декабристов, translit = Vosstaniye dekabristov , translation = Uprising of the Decembrists) took place in Russia on , during the interregnum following the sudden death of Emperor Al ...
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Nikolay Bestuzhev
Nikolay Alexandrovich Bestuzhev (Russian: Николай Александрович Бестужев; 13 April 1791, Saint Petersburg – 27 May 1855, Novoselenginsk) was a Russian Navy officer, writer, inventor and portrait artist; associated wi ...
(1791-1855), Russian writer and portrait painter
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Alexander Bestuzhev
Alexander Alexandrovich Bestuzhev ( rus, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бесту́жев, p=bʲɪˈstuʐɨf, a=Ru-Alyeksandr Alyeksandrovich Byestuzhyev.oga; (), was a Russian writer and Decembrist. After the Decembrist rev ...
(1797-1837), Russian writer
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Mikhail Bestuzhev (writer) Bestuzhev (russian: Бecтужeв) or Bestuzheva (feminine; ) may refer to:
* Bestuzhev (surname), a Russian surname, including a list of people with the name
* Bestuzhev (cattle), a cattle breed from Russia
* Bestuzhev Courses, a women's highe ...
(1800-1871), Russian writer
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Pyotr Bestuzhev (officer) (1804-1840), Russian officer and memoirist
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Pavel Bestuzhev (1808-1846), Russian officer
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Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1801-1826), Russian officer
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Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1829-1897), Russian historian
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