Civil Society and Politics
Journal: Academic Studies Press eBooks
Year: 2019

is best known for his key role in the 1805 founding of Khar'kov University, which the Ukrainian government finally named after him in 1999. On Alexander I's accession in 1801, Karazin anonymously sent the emperor a challenging agenda for change. The tsar was so intrigued that he had Karazin traced and invited to a personal audience, the first of many. Despite the initial warmth, however, the relationship lasted less than eighteen months. Karazin rapidly fell victim to court intrigue, and after m