Konstantin Pobedonostsev

thumb|Konstantin Pobedonostsev Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev (Russian: Константи́н Петро́вич Победоно́сцев; 30 November 1827 – 23 March 1907) was a Russian jurist and statesman who served as an adviser to three Russian emperors. During the reign of Alexander III, Pobedonostsev was considered the chief spokesman for reactionary positions and the éminence grise of imperial politics. Between 1880 and 1905, he served as Over-Procurator of the Most Holy Synod, making him the non-clerical Russian official who supervised the Russian Orthodox Church. Quotes Russia is no state; Russia is a world! Reported by Albert J. Beveridge, "Two Great Men of Russia / II. Pobedonostseff", in The Saturday Evening Post, vol. 175, no. 5 (2 August 1902), p. 7, col. 3. The Russian Advance (New York: Harper & Bros., 1903), ch. 29 (p. 461) Variant: "Russia is not a state, but a world." External links Category:Jurists Category:Lawyers from Russia Category:Philosophers from Russia Category:1827 births Category:1907 deaths