Petr Alabin, (Bulgarian: Пьотр Алабин) (1824–1896) was a Russian count, civil servant, public figure and journalist. He began the production of the Samara flag for the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps. During the Provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria (1878-1879), he was governor of Sofia.^[1]

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Petr Alabin
portrait by Alexander Novoskoltsev
Born	29 August 1824 Podolsk
Died	10 May 1896 Samara
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	Historian and public figure
Known for	Governor of Sofia 1878-1879

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Alabin came from a noble family. His father married a Frenchwoman. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Trade School. He enlisted in the Russian Imperial Army as an officer and participated in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution. He took part in the Crimean War and the defense of Sevastopol.

Alabin was a prominent figure in the Slavic Charity Organization. He was the first chairman of the Samara National Audit Office, serving for 10 years, after which he became governor of Samara.

After his return from free Bulgaria, he was mayor of Samara and an MP in the Duma. ^[2]

• Petr Alabin in Russian
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia