Nikolai Kibalchich

Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich
Born19 October 1853
Korop, Krolevetsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedApril 3, 1881(1881-04-03) (aged 27)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Cause of deathExecution by hanging

Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich (Russian: Николай Иванович Кибальчич; Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Кибальчич, romanized: Mykola Ivanovych Kybalchych; 19 October 1853 – April 3, 1881) was a Russian revolutionary and rocket pioneer who took part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II as the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya. He was a distant cousin of revolutionary Victor Serge.

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