Bestuzhev (surname) explained

Bestuzhev (Russian: Бecтужeв), or Bestuzheva (feminine; Russian: Бecтужeвa) is a Russian surname. The Bestuzhev noble family was from the medieval Novgorod Republic and descended from boyars.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Pyotr Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1664-1742), Russian statesman
• Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1688-1760), Russian diplomat
• Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1693-1766), Russian diplomat
• Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev (1761-1810), Russian writer and state councilor
• Alexander's sons (all members of the Decembrist revolt):
  • Nikolay Bestuzhev (1791-1855), Russian writer and portrait painter
  • Alexander Bestuzhev (1797-1837), Russian writer
  • Mikhail Bestuzhev (writer) (1800-1871), Russian writer
  • Pyotr Bestuzhev (officer) (1804-1840), Russian officer and memoirist
  • Pavel Bestuzhev (1808-1846), Russian officer
• Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1801-1826), Russian officer
• Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1829-1897), Russian historian