Boris Nikolayevich Chicherin (Russian: ????´? ??????´???? ????´???) (May 26, 1828 – February 3, 1904) was a Russian jurist and political philosopher, who worked out a theory that Russia needed a strong, authoritative government to persevere with liberal reforms.
By the time of the Russian Revolution, Chicherin was probably the most reputable legal philosopher and historian in Russia.