Nikolai Sulima Explained

Nikolai Sulima (ru|Николай Семёнович Сулима; 12 January 1777^[1] - 21 October 1840^[2]) was a Russian statesman and military commander, a General of the Imperial Russian Army during Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising. A distant descendant of hetman Ivan Sulyma and numerous Polish noble families, he joined the army early in his life.

He was taken prisoner in the Battle of Austerlitz,^[3] but was exchanged for a French officer soon afterwards. During the Russian campaign against Poland in 1831 he took part in the Battle of Warsaw. Named governor of Eastern Siberia in 1833^[4] and then Western Siberia in 1834,^[5] in 1836 he was recalled back to Sankt Petersburg where he joined the State Control Council. He died in 1840. Peter Kropotkin was his grandson, through his daughter Ekaterina Nikolaevna Sulima.

Notes and References

1. Book: Akishin . Mikhail Olegovich . Власть в Сибир, XVI-начало XX века: межархивный справочник . 2002 . МАСС-Медиа-Центр . 978-5-901774-04-5 . 242 . 25 November 2024 . ru.
2. Book: Fabrika . I︠U︡riĭ Arkadʹevich . Сибирский щит: становление сибирского воинства и военные деятели Сибири . 2001 . Государственное Предприятие "Новосибирский Полиграфический Комбинат" . 978-5-94023-011-3 . 148 . 25 November 2024 . ru.
3. Book: Россійскій архив . 1996 . Студия Тритэ . 562 . 25 November 2024 . ru.
4. Book: Калашников . Александр Александрович . Якутия: 1632-1917 гг . 2000 . Bichik . 978-5-7696-1200-8 . 438 . 25 November 2024 . ru.
5. Book: Дамешек . Лев Михайлович . Ремнев . А. В. . Сибирь в составе Российской империи . 2007 . Новое литературное обозрение . 978-5-86793-510-8 . 337 . 25 November 2024 . ru.