Rostislav Andreyevich Fadeyev
(9 April 1824 − 10 January 1883)
(1824–1883)
Russian major-general, military historian and publicist. He was a son of Andrey Mikhailovich Fadeyev and an uncle of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
Russian general, military writer and reform advocate. His books include Sixty Years of the Caucasian War (1861), Letters from the Caucasus (1865) and The Armed Forces of Russia (1868). De Zirkoff's principal source is the memoir of his sister Nadezhda Fadeyeva, published with his collected works in 1889. (BCW 3:506-507).
On 18/30 September 1881 he sent A. P. Sinnett a certificate of H. P. Blavatsky’s family background. His covering letter also promised an official affidavit through A. M. Dondukov-Korsakov. The French originals were preserved in the Adyar Archives. (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 3:446-448)
Some links:
- Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
- CTD article in Russian: Фадеев, Ростислав Андреевич
- Other resources: Russian CTD: Rostislav Andreyevich Fadeyev
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Lifetime: 1824–1883
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