Nikolai Rysakov
Nikolai Ivanovich Rysakov (c. 1861 – 1881) was a Russian revolutionary and a member of the Narodnaya Volya, a radical faction of the Russian Brotherhood of Assassins.
Biography[edit | edit source]
As part of an attempt to overthrow the Tsarist autocracy, Nikolai and his fellow Narodnaya Volya members planned the assassination of Tsar Alexander II. Sensing a possible assassination attempt in 1881, a cousin of Nikolai's reported his radical activities to the British Assassin Simeon Price, who had recruited several young apprentices in the Russian Empire some years prior. Nikolai's cousin hoped that Simeon would be able to dissuade Nikolai and the other Assassins from going through with the attempt.[1]
On 13 March, in Saint Petersburg, Nikolai threw a bomb that disabled the Tsar's royal carriage,[2] which allowed fellow Assassin Ignacy Hryniewiecki to throw a second bomb that fatally wounded the Tsar and himself.[3]
Nikolai attempted to escape from the scene but someone threw an object at him, which caused Nikolai to trip and fall flat on his face, resulting in his capture.[1] Nikolai was later executed by hanging on 15 April at Semenovsky Square.[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Resurrection Plot – Chapter 26
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Nikolai Rysakov on Wikipedia
- ↑ Who's In Your Blood?