He entered the Russian Army in 1843 , and graduated from the Imperial Military School in St. Petersburg in 1852 .
Ivan Turchin was born on December 24 , 1822 or January 30 , 1822 into a Don Cossack in the Russian Empire .
Ivan Turchin entered the Russian Army in 1843 , and graduated from the Imperial Military School in St. Petersburg in 1852 .
Ivan Turchin was born on December 24 , 1822 or January 30 , 1822 into a Don Cossack in the Russian Empire .