Count Aleksei Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin ("Алексе́й Петро́вич Бесту́жев-Рю́мин") (June 1,1693--April 21,1768), Grand Chancellor of Russia, who was chiefly responsible for the Russian foreign policy during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.
Count Aleksei Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin ("Алексе́й Петро́вич Бесту́жев-Рю́мин") (June 1,1693--April 21,1768), Grand Chancellor of Russia, was one of the most influential and successful European diplomats of the 18th century. He was chiefly responsible for Russian foreign policy during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.