Jan Prosper Witkiewicz
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Jonas Prosperas Vitkevičius, Yan Viktorovich Vitkevich, Ян Вѝкторович Виткѐвич
Jan Prosper Witkiewicz (1808 - 1839) was a Lithuanian orientalist, explorer and diplomat in Russian service. He was a Russian agent in Kabul just before the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Surviving family accounts (supported by Polish literature) suggest that, most probably, he was a double agent who tried to provoke a major conflict between British and Russian Empire in Central Asia to weaken the latter decisively and thus give his native Lithuania a chance to regain sovereignty. He was also the paternal uncle of Stanisław Witkiewicz.
Surviving family accounts (supported by Polish literature) suggest that, most probably, he was a double agent who tried to provoke a major conflict between British and Russian Empire in Central Asia to weaken the latter decisively and thus give his native Lithuania a chance to regain sovereignty. He was also the paternal uncle of Stanisław Witkiewicz.
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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
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2013
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Sikunder Burnes: Master of the Great Game
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2014
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