Alexander Lvovich Potapov
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Alexander Lvovich Potapov (Александр Львович Потапов) (1818–1886), was a Russia
n statesman.
Potapov was Chief of Staff of the Special Corps of Gendarmes
from 1861 to 1864, Governor-General
of the Northwestern Krai
from 1868 to 1874, and Chief of Gendarmes and Executive Head of the Third Section of H.I.M. Chancellery from 1874 to 1876.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n statesman.
Potapov was Chief of Staff of the Special Corps of Gendarmes
Special Corps of Gendarmes
The Special Corps of Gendarmes was the uniformed security police of the Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its main responsibilities were law enforcement and state security....
from 1861 to 1864, Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of the Northwestern Krai
Northwestern Krai
Northwestern Krai was a subdivision of Imperial Russia in the territories of the present day Belarus and Lithuania. Together with the Southwestern Krai it formed the Western Krai...
from 1868 to 1874, and Chief of Gendarmes and Executive Head of the Third Section of H.I.M. Chancellery from 1874 to 1876.