assassination of Alexander II of Russia
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The assassination of Alexander II of Russia was the 1881 killing of the reformist tsar in St. Petersburg by members of the revolutionary group Narodnaya Volya, marking a turning point toward political repression and radicalization in the Russian Empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination
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political murder ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| calendarDateStyle | Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarDateStyleOld | Julian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1881-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOldStyle | 1881-03-01 ⓘ |
| hasBomber | Ignacy Hryniewiecki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
accession of Alexander III of Russia
ⓘ
crackdown on Narodnaya Volya ⓘ death of Alexander II of Russia ⓘ execution of several conspirators ⓘ intensified political repression in the Russian Empire ⓘ radicalization of revolutionary movements in Russia ⓘ rollback of planned constitutional reforms ⓘ strengthening of the secret police ⓘ |
| hasConspirator |
Andrei Zhelyabov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesia Helfman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ignacy Hryniewiecki NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Kibalchich NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rysakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Perovskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Timofei Mikhailov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImmediateCause |
bomb explosion near imperial carriage
ⓘ
second bomb thrown at Alexander II ⓘ |
| hasMethod | bombing ⓘ |
| hasOperationalLeader | Sofia Perovskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorOrganization |
Narodnaya Volya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Will NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlanner | Andrei Zhelyabov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Catherine Canal
NERFINISHED
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Griboyedov Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Yekaterinsky Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
establishment of a constitution in Russia
ⓘ
overthrow of the tsarist autocracy ⓘ response to limited scope of Alexander II's reforms ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Narodnik movement
NERFINISHED
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Russian revolutionary movement of the late 19th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | failed assassination attempts on Alexander II of Russia ⓘ |
| significance | turning point toward political reaction in late imperial Russia ⓘ |
| target | autocracy in the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| usedExplosive | nitroglycerin ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | hand-thrown bomb ⓘ |
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