Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov was a Russian businessman, who created Russia's leading pre-revolutionary vodka company, a predecessor of both Smirnoff and Smirnov companies. He was born a serf in Kayurovo, a small Russian village, on 9 January 1831, and rose to become one of the wealthiest men in Russia.
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Category
Founders
Type
Founder
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1831 to 1898 · aged 67
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