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Russian Revolution of 1905: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia is assassinated in the Moscow Kremlin by Socialist Revolutionary Ivan Kalyayev.
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Russian Revolution of 1905
Political and social unrest in the Russian Empire
The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on 22 January 1905 and led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906, the country's first. The revolution…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian noble (1857–1905)
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Kremlin
Fortified complex in Moscow, Russia
The Moscow Kremlin is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. Located in the centre of the country's capital city, the Moscow Kremlin comprises five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the Kremlin towers. In the complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Socialist Revolutionary Party
1902–1921 major political party in Russia
The Socialist Revolutionary Party was a major socialist political party in the late Russian Empire, during both phases of the Russian Revolution, and in early Soviet Russia. The party members were known as Esers.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian Empire poet and executed assassin (1877–1905)
Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev was a Russian poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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