Sergey Sazonov

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Sergei Dmitrievich Sazonov (1860 – 1927) was Russian foreign minister (1910 – 1916).

Sazonov was son-in-law of Pyotr Stolypin and served in the embassy in London, and the diplomatic mission to the Vatican, where he also served as chief of mission. He then served as assistant foreign minister 1909-1910. Sazonov was a strong supporter of the Triple Entente. Via easing Russian relations with Germany he tried to isolate Austria-Hungary.

Sazonov was one of those responsible for the commencement of World War I. Under pressure from pan-Slav Russian nationalists, he strongly warned German diplomats in St. Petersburg that Russia would go to war to defend Serbian independence. After he pressed tsar Nicholas II to grant the autonomy to the Poles, he was dismissed.

He was foreign minister in Admiral Alexander Kolchak's anti-Bolshevik government.

He died in Nice, France where he is buried.

Preceded by:
Alexander Izvolski		 Russian Foreign Minister
1910 — 1916		 Succeeded by:
Boris Stürmer


 
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