TRUBETSKOY FAMILY


Meaning of TRUBETSKOY FAMILY in English

Russian noble family influential in the 19th century.

One of its members, Sergey Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790–1860), was a leader in the Decembrist revolt . Other notable members included the religious philosopher brothers Sergey Trubetskoy (1862–1905) and Evgeny Trubetskoy (1863–1920) and Sergey's son, the linguist Nikolay Trubetskoy .

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