Kondraty Ryleyev

Kondraty Ryleyev
Кондратий Рылеев
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Born
Kondraty Fyodorovich Ryleyev

September 29 [O.S. September 18] 1795
DiedJuly 25 [O.S. July 13] 1826 (aged 30)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Poet, publisher
Known forDecembrist revolt

Kondraty Fyodorovich Ryleyev (Russian: Кондратий Фёдорович Рылеев, Russian pronunciation: [kɐnˈdratʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ rɨˈlʲejɪf], September 29 [O.S. September 18] 1795July 25 [O.S. July 13] 1826) was a Russian poet, publisher, and a leader of the Decembrist Revolt, which attempted to overthrow the Russian monarchy in 1825.