A. Cherkassov (1799-1861)

Andrei Cherkassov, a lieutenant and a member of the Southern Society, was accused by the 7th grade. After a year of penalty servitude in Chita and an exile to Berezovo he was transferred to Yalutorovsk. He was a son of a rich landowner, and received substantial support from his farther. He would seized possibilities to provide aid to his less supported mates. In 1837 Cherkassov and some other exiled Decembrists were recruited as a rank and file to the Caucasus regiment. For his distinguished service he was given a rank of ensign. After retirement Cherkassov lived in the village of Volodkovo in the Belevsk region.