Role of the A.I. Urusov in the development of Russian jurisprudence

Russian jurisprudence has a long history of development, in which individuals played an important role: lawyers, human rights defenders, counsels. One of the prominent Russian human rights defenders was Alexander Ivanovich Urusov. The authors study his personality and professional activities in trials as a sworn attorney. His difficult career path and the participation in the "Nechaev" case were considered. © 2020 Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.