Count Alexei Pavlovich Ignatiev (russian: граф Алексей Павлович Игнатьев) was a

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

political figure. His brother

Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (historical spelling: ''Nicolai Ignatieff''; russian: Граф Никола́й Па́влович Игна́тьев; – ), a Russian statesman and diplomat, became best known for his aggressive expansion ...

was Chairman of the Committee of Ministers between 1872 and 1880. On December 14, 1905, the ''New York Times'' reported rumors, circulating in

St. 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 ...

, that he was arrested on suspicion of fomenting rebellion against the czar. Ignatiev was shot to death by members of the

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in 1906.

Main military offices

*Commander of the 2nd Her Majesty Courland Leib Uhlan Regiment (from 1871) *Commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Guards Division (from 1874) *

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(from 1875) *Head of the Guards Corps Staff (from 1881) *Cavalry General (from 1896)

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