Khodynka Tragedy

E870432

The Khodynka Tragedy was a deadly crowd crush in Moscow in 1896, when thousands were killed or injured during festivities celebrating Tsar Nicholas II’s coronation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crowd crush
disaster
historical event
hasAftermath charitable payments to victims' families
damage to the image of the monarchy
public criticism of Nicholas II
hasAlternativeClassification stampede
hasAssociatedPerson Alexandra Feodorovna NERFINISHED
Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED
hasCategory 1896 disasters
crowd disasters in Russia
events in Moscow
hasCause mass panic in a large crowd
poor crowd control
rumors about free gifts and food
hasCity Moscow NERFINISHED
hasCommemoration mentioned in Russian historical literature
hasContext festivities for the coronation of Nicholas II
hasCoronationCity Moscow GENERATED
hasCoronationEvent Coronation of Nicholas II GENERATED
hasCoronationTitleHolder Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia GENERATED
hasCountry Russian Empire NERFINISHED
hasDate 1896
1896-05-18
hasDeathToll approximately 1300 people
hasEmpire Russian Empire NERFINISHED
hasFeature distribution of commemorative gifts
large open field gathering
hasGovernmentResponse distribution of compensation
official investigation
hasInjured over 1000 people
several hundred people
hasLanguageName Ходынская трагедия NERFINISHED
hasLegacy frequently cited as an early disaster of Nicholas II's rule
symbol of ill omen for Nicholas II's reign
hasLocation Khodynka Field NERFINISHED
Moscow NERFINISHED
hasMonarchReaction Nicholas II attended a ball the evening of the tragedy NERFINISHED
Nicholas II later visited the wounded NERFINISHED
hasNotableAspect occurred during a celebration rather than a protest
one of the deadliest crowd crushes of its time
hasPerception viewed as a bad omen by contemporaries
hasRegion Moscow Governorate NERFINISHED
hasScale tens of thousands of people present
hasTimePeriod late 19th century
hasTypeOfCelebration public festivities
hasVictimType civilians

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