He was born in the Eritream highland,north of the Mareb River in a town called Logon"the son of the reigning African prince.At the age of eight he was captured and taken to Turkey,where he was once again kipnapped and taken to Moscow.Abram was given to to the Czar,Peter the Great,who grew fond of him because of his intelligence.For ten years Abram went everywhere with Perer,who gave him the name Abram (after the famous African general ) Petrovich (after himself) Hanibal.
He completed his early schooling and was found to have a natural gift for mathematics and engineering.With his skill,he helped to assemble the naval port and fortress town of Kronstadt,which played an important role in the history of Russia.The Czar sent Abram to Paris to study engineering,and he stayed in France for six years.During that time,he joined the French Army as a "commander," taking part in the Spanish war of the Czar's Guard as an engineer lieutenant.Peter died in 1725 and immediately was banished to Siberia.There he built the fortress of Selenchinsk,escaping only to be recaptured and returned to exile.
In 1741,a new ruler came to power and Abram was restored to honor in the army,quickly rising to the rank of general.With his skill and intelligence,Abram made many contributions to Russia: He secured the boundary line between Russia and Sweden,and was appointed to a post to inspect the forts of Russia.Abram greatest achievement were his selection as a commander of the city of Reval,and his promotion to a major in the Tomesk Stronghold.After retiring from service in 1733,with the accession of Peter the Great's daughter Empress Elizabeth,he returned to the Court in 1741.She awarded him military promotions,enineering projects and an estate near St.Petersburg where he retired in 1762.
Abram illegally married Christina Regina Von Shoberg,the daughter of a German officer.They had 11 children and in 1799,their granddaughter Nadezhda gave birth to Alexander Pushkin,the father of modern Russian literature and that country's greatest poet.
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