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# Alexander I's correspondence with Bentham and Karamzin's objection to the secret ballot
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/aleksandr-i-priglashal-ieremiiu-bentama-ko-dvoru-vel-s-nim-perepisku-i-polzovalsia-ego-sovetami/
- Published: 2017-10-11T15:27:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:01:20.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archive, Monarchies, Science, Society

Alexander I invited Jeremy Bentham to court, corresponded with him and took his advice. Bentham devised the secret ballot for Parliament, but Karamzin said it would never take root in Russia, and a good idea was quashed.