Fyodor Shubin

Fyodor Kuzmich Shubin II
Born 1783
Died ?
Allegiance  Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Years of service ?-?
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars Napoleonic Wars
French invasion of Russia
Awards Order of St. Anna, 4th class
Order of St. Anna, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class

Fyodor Kuzmich Shubin II (Russian: Федор Кузьмич Шубин-второй; 1783 – ?) was a military intelligence officer, explorer, and Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army during Napoleonic Wars. He is better known as the founder of the town of Akmolinsk, modern Astana.[1]

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