Complex sentence: Alexander Petrovich Izvolsky (Russian: Александр Петрович Извольский,, Moscow--16 August, 1919, Paris) was a Russian diplomat remembered as a major architect of Russia's alliance with the British Empire during the years leading to the outbreak of the First World War.
Split into simpler sentences: Alexander Petrovich Izvolsky (Russian: Александр Петрович Извольский,, Moscow--16 August, 1919, Paris) was a Russian diplomat. He was a major architect of Russia's alliance with Britain during the years leading to the outbreak of the First World War.