Stepan Balmashov
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Stepan Balmashov was the assassin of Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Dmitry Sipyagin
, whom he shot on April 2, 1902 (O.S.) in the Mariinsky Palace
in St. Petersburg. He was hanged in the fortress of Schlisselburg on May 3, 1902.
Dmitry Sipyagin
Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin , a Russian statesman.Born in Kiev, Sipyagin graduated from the Judicial Department of St Petersburg University in 1876. Served in the MVD as Vice-Governor of Kharkov , Governor of Courland and Governor of Moscow...
, whom he shot on April 2, 1902 (O.S.) in the Mariinsky Palace
Mariinsky Palace
Mariinsky Palace, also known as Marie Palace , was the last Neoclassical imperial palace to be constructed in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built between 1839 and 1844 to a design by the court architect Andrei Stackensneider....
in St. Petersburg. He was hanged in the fortress of Schlisselburg on May 3, 1902.