Ivan Kalyayev

Ivan Kalyayev

Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev (Russian: Иван Платонович Каляев; July 6, 1877 - May 23, 1905) was a Russian poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted of murder and hanged.

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