Vladimir Cherkassky

Vladimir Alexandrovich Cherkassky (Владимир Александрович Черкасский; 13 April 1821 – 3 March 1878) was a slavophil Russian politician and first head of the provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria.

Biography
Born into a princely family, Cherkassky studied law at Moscow State University. He supported the Emancipation reform of 1861 which abolished serfdom in Russia.