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Andrei Shuvalov (-)

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Andrei Shuvalov. (-)

Chamberlain to Catherine II of Russia. According to some sources, he is the real author of Catherine II's letters to Voltaire. (Link)

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell met Shuvalov in Brunswick in 1764. On August 13 of that year, he described him, in his journal, as "a little, lively man [with] a knowledge of the names of books, if not more, and much easiness of manner. He and I were very well."

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