Modest Andreevich Korf (1800-1876) - Count, representative of one of the ancient noble families of Westphalia. The fate of this statesman historically and personally coincided with the fate of M.M. Speransky - an outstanding Russian thinker and reformer, the first to declare the need to form a constitutional rule of law and ensure civil rights and freedoms. "The Life of Count Speransky" is a written eyewitness account of turbulent historical events, career ups and downs, and manifestations of spiritual resilience. For a wide range of readers.