Ivan Shuvalov

Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov (1 November 1727 – 14 November 1797) was called the Maecenas of the Russian Enlightenment and the first Russian Minister of Education. Russia's first theatre, university, and academy of arts were instituted with his active participation.

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Ivan Shuvalov
Birth dateNovember 01, 1727
Birth place
Moscow
Date of deathNovember 14, 1797
Place of death
Shuvalov , Saint Petersburg

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