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'''[[Sergey Mikhaylovich Stepnyak-Kravchinsky]]''', known in the 19th century [[London]] [[revolution]]ary circles as '''Sergius Stepniak''', was a Ukrainian revolutionary mainly known for assassinating General [[Nikolai Mezentsov]], the chief of Russia's [[Special Corps of Gendarmes|Gendarme corps]] and the head of the country's [[secret police]], with a dagger in the streets of [[St Petersburg]] in 1878 |
'''[[Sergey Mikhaylovich Stepnyak-Kravchinsky]]''', known in the 19th century [[London]] [[revolution]]ary circles as '''Sergius Stepniak''', was a Ukrainian revolutionary mainly known for assassinating General [[Nikolai Mezentsov]], the chief of Russia's [[Special Corps of Gendarmes|Gendarme corps]] and the head of the country's [[secret police]], with a dagger in the streets of [[St Petersburg]] in 1878. |
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After the killing, he exposed himself to danger by remaining in Russia, and he left the country in the fall of 1878. He settled for a short time in Switzerland, then a favourite resort of revolutionary leaders, and after a few years came to London. He was already known in England by his book, ''Underground Russia'', which had been published in London in 1882. He followed up ''Underground Russia'' with a number of other works on the condition of the Russian peasantry, on [[Nihilist movement|Nihilism]], and on the conditions of life in Russia. |
After the killing, he exposed himself to danger by remaining in Russia, and he left the country in the fall of 1878. He settled for a short time in Switzerland, then a favourite resort of revolutionary leaders, and after a few years came to London. He was already known in England by his book, ''Underground Russia'', which had been published in London in 1882. He followed up ''Underground Russia'' with a number of other works on the condition of the Russian peasantry, on [[Nihilist movement|Nihilism]], and on the conditions of life in Russia. |
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Revision as of 07:51, 10 January 2024
After the killing, he exposed himself to danger by remaining in Russia, and he left the country in the fall of 1878. He settled for a short time in Switzerland, then a favourite resort of revolutionary leaders, and after a few years came to London. He was already known in England by his book, Underground Russia, which had been published in London in 1882. He followed up Underground Russia with a number of other works on the condition of the Russian peasantry, on Nihilism, and on the conditions of life in Russia.
Russian anarchist leader Peter Kropotkin, who knew Stepniak personally, testified as to his character: "He was a stranger to the feeling of fear; it was as foreign to him as colors are to a person born blind. He was ready to risk his life every moment. Egotism as well as narrow partisanship was unknown to him; he believed that in a movement to defeat oppression there are always parties and factions with differences of opinion,— 'but let every party do its share in the work for the common good, the best it knows how'— he used to say — 'and the result will be much greater for the cause [...]' He also could not understand why there should be strife among the various parties, since all are involved in the struggle against a common enemy."Photograph credit: Elliott & Fry; restored by Adam Cuerden