Vladimir Bezobrazov

He wrote numerous essays and articles, mostly on political economy, the banking system, law, and finance.

As a Ministry of Finance official, he took active part in organizing and monitoring Russian regional bank system.

In the 1860s, at the height of the Alexander II-induced reforms, he became one of the initiators and leaders of the Russian Geographical Society's Political and Economical committee.

[1] He taught political economy and financial law at the Alexandrovsky Lyceum and in the 1870s tutored four members of the Russian monarch's family, Grand Dukes Alexey Alexandrovich, Nikolai Konstantinovich, Sergey Alexandrovich, and Konstantin Konstantinovich.

In 1873 Bezobrazov, part of the team of eleven renowned lawyers, co-founded the Institut de Droit International in Ghent.