Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian philosopher and historian (died 1790)

Mikhail Shcherbatov

Imperial historian (1733–1790)

Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Shcherbatov was a leading ideologue and exponent of the Russian Enlightenment, on the par with Mikhail Lomonosov and Nikolay Novikov. His view of human nature and social progress is kindred to Swift's pessimism. He was known as a statesman, historian,…