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unusual facts about Mikhail Loris-Melikov


Ivan Yemelyanov

Accompanied by a detective, Mikhail Loris-Melikov walked the streets of the capital and pointed out men and women to be seized.


Anarchism in Russia

Loris-Melikov's proposals called for some form of parliamentary body, and the Emperor Alexander II seemed to agree; these plans were never realized as on March 13 (March 1 Old Style), 1881, Alexander was assassinated: while driving on one of the central streets of St. Petersburg, near the Winter Palace, he was mortally wounded by hand-made grenades and died a few hours afterwards.

Nikolai Blagoveshchensky

Loris-Melikov gave Blagoveshchensky the post of Secretary of the Terek Statistical Committee.


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