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The Conspiracies in St. Petersburg: the Nihilists carried to execution, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
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The Conspiracies in St. Petersburg: the Nihilists carried to execution, 1881. Execution of those '...found guilty of the conspiracy that effected the assassination...of the late Emperor Alexander II...The prisoners were conveyed from the Citadel, or Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, in two carts...One cart bore Sheliaboff and Kibaltchik, seated in high iron chairs upon a platform, with their backs to the horses; their arms were tightly pinioned, and their bodies were strapped to the upright iron posts or rods of the chairs. Each was dressed in a black gown, with a flat cap, and had a black board tied to his breast, with the words in large white letters, "Assassin of the Csar." The second cart brought three prisoners, the woman Peroffskaya seated between Reesakoff and Michaeloff, all fastened to their seats in the same manner...Surrounding them was a strong escort of Cossacks and infantry, with drums and fifes playing a lively tune, and preceded by mounted gendarmes...[They] were all hanged at the appointed hour, in the sight of a crowd of fifteen thousand people... The dismal performance was superintended by General Baranoff, who had a strong guard of Cossacks and infantry of several regiments, and mounted gendarmes'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
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HRM25A42_420
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Droits gérés
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23,8Mo (1,9Mo) / 30,0cm x 19,9cm / 3546 x 2346 (300dpi)