Early years Abdolhossein Teymourtash
teymourtash young cadet
abdolhossein khan teymourtash born prominent family in 1883. father, karimdad khan nardini (moa’zes al molk), major landowner extensive landholdings in khorasan, iran s northern province neighbouring imperial russia s central asia (now turkmanistan). provide son best educational opportunities available affluent iranians of late 19th century, teymourtash s father dispatched him @ age of 11 tsarist russia receive formal education.
after enrolling year of preparatory school in eshghabad in russia, teymourtash sent saint petersburg pursue further studies. enrolled cavalry cadet @ venerated imperial nikolaev military academy, preserve of sons of russian aristocracy. curriculum of school predominated military , administrative studies, allowed teymourtash adopt fluent command of russian, french , german, familiarity english. teymourtash s eleven-year stay in russia led him develop lifelong passion russian , french literature, leading him first iranian translate persian masterful russian literary works of lermontov , turgenev upon return iran.
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