Alexis Sergeevich Troubetzkoy was an international author notable for his works on Russian history. He also served as the headmaster of

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and the

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in Canada. He was born as a prince of the

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, to parents Prince Serge Grigorievich Troubetzkoy and Princess Lubov Alexeevna Obolensky. He taught at

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and served in the

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for 8 years. He served as the executive director of the

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1992–95. He also helped the

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gain the release of two of their workers taken hostage. His obituary in the ''Montreal Gazette'' mentioned among his published books ''Imperial Legend: the Disappearance of Tsar Alexander I''; ''A brief history of the Crimean War''; ''Arctic Obsession: the Lure of the Far North''; ''The St. Petersburg Connection.''''Montreal Gazette'', 28 Jan. 2017 https://montrealgazette.remembering.ca/obituary/alexis-troubetzkoy-1066535614

Early years

Troubetzkoy graduated from

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and

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References

1934 births 2017 deaths Bishop's University alumni Concordia University alumni People from Clamart Former United States citizens Russian educators Royal Canadian Navy officers Russian male writers Alexis Sergeevich Bishop's College School Faculty {{Russia-writer-stub