[1][2] Descended from the old Polish noble family of Boratynskys: the son of Lieutenant General and Senator Abram Andreevich (1767–1811) and the maid of honor Alexandra Feodorovna, née Cherepanova (1776–1852), brother of the poet Yevgeny Abramovich, uncle of the scientist Sergei Rachinsky.

The next year, with the rank of captain, Baratynsky took part in the Turkish War and distinguished himself in engagements against the Turks at the village of Boldanskoshty and during the imposition of the Brailov Fortress; sent to the vanguard under the command of Lieutenant–General Ridiger, he took part in the engagements of Kozludzhi and Yenibazar, for which he was awarded a Gold Saber with the Inscription "For Bravery".

In the Campaign of 1829, he was at the imposition of the Fortress of Silistria, then fought near the town of Bulanin and at the village of Kulevcha, for which he was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir of the 4th Degree with a Bow.

During the Polish Uprising of 1831, Baratynsky, being in the corps of Count Palen, fought at the town of Kalushin, at Wavre, at Kalandzin and on the Grokhov Fields; for all these deeds he was awarded the Order of Saint Anne of the 2nd Degree with a Crown.

In 1840, while in the Caucasus, Baratynsky participated in the capture of the forts occupied by the mountaineers on the Black Sea coast and in several reconnaissance, for which he was awarded a diamond ring with the monogram image of the Emperor.

During his service in Yaroslavl, Baratynsky received the following favors: for the proper collection of taxes, he was declared the Monarch's favor on February 9, 1845; on July 12, 1845, 4300 rubles were granted to him in a lump sum; on July 20, 1845, he was ordered to be in the retinue of His Majesty, with the abandonment of his post; on January 14, 1846, he was assigned a surplus salary of 4000 silver rubles a year; on March 13, 1846, he was awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Degree.

For about 12 years he ruled this region and for his successful actions in collecting state revenues and organizing troops, he was repeatedly awarded the Highest favor.

In her early youth she began to study literature and translated into French Kozlov's "Chernets" (published in Moscow in 1831: "Le Moine, Poeme de Kosloff, Traduit en Prose").