Georgy Chicherin

Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin (Russian: Георгий Васильевич Чичерин) (24 November [O.S. 12 November 1872] 1872 – 7 July 1936) was a Marxist revolutionary and a Soviet politician. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He served as People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs in the Soviet government from March 1918 to 1930. Council of Ministers of the USSR (Совет Министров СССР tr Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Biography

A distant relative of Aleksandr Pushkin, Georgy Chicherin was born in an aristocratic family. His father, Vasily N. Chicherin, was a diplomat in the service of the Russian Empire. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya As a young man, Chicherin became fascinated with history as well as classical music, especially Richard Wagner (and indirectly Friedrich Nietzsche), two passions which he would pursue throughout his life. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist He spoke all major European languages and a number of Asian ones^[1]. After graduating from St. Petersburg University with a degree in history and languages, Chicherin worked in the archival section of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1903. Saint Petersburg State University ( Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian federal state-owned higher

Chicherin, Commisar of Foreign Affairs.

In 1904 Chicherin inherited the estate of his celebrated uncle — Boris Chicherin — in the Tambov region and became very wealthy. Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin (Борис Николаевич Чичерин May 26, 1828 - February 3, 1904) was a Russian jurist TambovSoborJPG|thumb|200px|right|Cathedral in Tambov]] Мост через Цну He immediately used his new found fortune to support revolutionary activities in the runup to the Russian Revolution of 1905 and was forced to flee abroad to avoid arrest later in the year. See also Russian Revolution (1917 The 1905 Russian Revolution also known as the Failed Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide struggle of He spent the next 13 years in Western Europe, mostly London, Paris and Berlin, where he joined the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party and was active in emigre politics. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Mensheviks (Minority (Меньшевик) were a faction of the Russian Revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir The Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP ( Росси́йская Социа́л-Демократи́ческая Рабо́чая

With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Chicherin adopted an anti-war position, which brought him closer to Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction In 1917 he was arrested by the British government for his anti-war writings and spent a few months in the Brixton prison. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London. In the meantime, the Bolsheviks had come to power in Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 and the first head of the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (which had replaced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Leon Trotsky, secured Chicherin's release and safe passage to Russia in exchange for British subjects held in Russia at the time, including George Buchanan, the British ambassador. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Sir George William Buchanan, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (1854 - 1924 was a British diplomat

Upon his return to Russia in early 1918, Chicherin formally joined the Bolsheviks and was appointed Trotsky's deputy during the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Not to be confused with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (February 9 1918, a similar treaty involving Ukraine and the Central Powers. After the treaty was signed in late February 1918, Trotsky, who had advocated a different policy, resigned his position in early March. Chicherin became the acting head of the Commissariat and was appointed Commissar for Foreign Affairs on May 30. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following

In 1922, Chicherin participated in the Genoa Conference and signed the Treaty of Rapallo with Germany. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Genoa Conference was held in Genoa, Italy in 1922 from April 10 to May 19. See also Treaty of Rapallo 1920 The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement made in the Italian town of Rapallo on April 16 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He pursued a policy of collaboration with Germany and developed a closer working relationship with Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau. Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau ( May 29, 1869 – September 8, 1928) was a German Diplomat, the first Foreign Minister Although known for his workaholic habits from 1918 and until the late 1920s, he became increasingly sidelined by an illness from 1928 on and was formally replaced by his deputy, Maxim Litvinov, in 1930. A workaholic, colloquially is a person who is addicted to work Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maxim Maximovich Litvinov (Макси́м Макси́мович Литви́нов) ( July 17, 1876 &ndash December 31, 1951) was a Russian

Notes

1. ^ See G. Gorodetsky. Soviet Foreign Policy 1917-1991: A Retrospective, Routledge, 1994, ISBN 0-7146-4506-0, p. 23

References

• Timothy Edward O'Connor. Diplomacy and Revolution: G. V. Chicherin and Soviet Foreign Affairs, 1918-1930, Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1988, ISBN 0-8138-0367-5, 250p.
• J. F. Van Agt, Alexandre Andreyev. Soviet Russia and Tibet: The Debacle of Secret Diplomacy, 1918-1930s, Brill Academic Publishers, 2003, ISBN 90-04-12952-9, Brill's Tibetan Studies Library v. 4, ISSN 1568-6183 , p. 76.