Question

Russian diplomacy has a rich history of victories and defeats, is not worse than the military history of the country.
Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov, the foreign Minister of Russian empire of an epoch of board of Alexander II, was born on June, 15th, 1798.

Alexander Gorchakov, the representative of an ancient princely sort.

He received a home education and then got into the legendary first set of pupils of the Tsarskoselsky lycée.
He studied with A. S. Pushkin. He graduated from the lyceum second in the list of excellent students.
It is believed that diplomats don’t become, but are born.
Gorchakov had an educational, intellectual and cultural potential.
Even as a student, he dreamed of the diplomatic service.
A. Gorchakov showed himself in secret negotiations during the Crimean War.
And after that, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by Alexander II. It was in April,1856.
His activity

Gorchakov's main aim is to change the conditions of the Paris peace. He achieved the liquidation of the conditions of the Paris Peace that were unfavorable for Russia

On March 17, 1871, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, State Chancellor Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov was granted the title of Serene Highness.

The final accord in Gorchakov's diplomatic career – the Berlin Congress of 1878
In 1882, Gorchakov was succeeded as minister by Nikolai Girs. Alexander Mikhailovich died on March 11, 1883, having survived all the graduates of the first set of the Tsarskoselsky lycée.