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Pervomartovtsi (Первомартовцы in Russian; a compound term; translated into English, it means "those who did something on March 1"), Russian revolutionaries, members of Narodnaya Volya, planners and executors of the assassination of Alexander II of Russia (March 1, 1881) and attempted murder of Alexander III of Russia (March 1, 1887, a.k.a. "The Second First of March"). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... A revolutionary is somebody who wants a revolution, and seeks to promote, encourage, or lead the creation of one. ... Narodnaya Volya (Народная воля in Russian, known as People’s Will in English) was a Russian revolutionary organization in the early 1880s. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (Czar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ... Painting of Tsar Alexander III (1886), by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887), original, 41 x 36 in. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Aka can refer to the following meanings: Aka is an initialism for Also Known As. ...


The assassination in 1881 was planned by Narodnaya Volya's Executive Committee. Andrei Zhelyabov was the main organizer. After his arrest on February 27, he was replaced by Sophia Perovskaya. Zhelyabov, Andrey Ivanovich (Желябов, Андрей Иванович in Russian) (August 17(29), 1851 – April 3(15), 1881), Russian revolutionary, member of the Executive Committee of Narodnaya Volya. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sophia Lvovna Perovskaya (Перовская, Софья Львовна in Russian) (9. ...


Alexander II of Russia was killed on March 1, 1881 by a bomb, thrown by Ignacy Hryniewiecki (who died at the scene, as well). All of the accomplices - Zhelyabov, Perovskaya, Nikolai Kibalchich, Gesya Gelfman, Timofei Mikhailov, Nikolai Rysakov - were tried by the Special Senate Committee (Особое присутствие Правительствующего Сената in Russian, or Special presence of the Ruling Senate) on March 26-29 and sentenced to death by hanging. On April 3, 1881 all of the Pervomartovtsi were hanged (except for Gelfman, whose execution had been postponed due to her pregnancy and later exchanged for katorga for indefinite period of time). March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ... Ignacy Hryniewiecki (Игнатий Гриневицкий in Russian, or Ignatiy Grinevitskiy) (August of 1855, or fall of 1856 - 1881), Polish-Russian revolutionary, murderer of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. ... Nikolai Kibalchich (1850, Chernihiv (Ukraine) - April 3, 1881) was a pioneer of rocketry, revolutionary and a terrorist. ... Gesya Mironovna Gelfman (Гельфман, Геся Мироновна in Russian) (between 1852 and 1855 — 2. ... Mikhailov, Timofei Mikhailovich (Михайлов, Тимофей Михайлович in Russian) (1859 - 1881), Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya. ... Rysakov, Nikolai (Рысаков, Николай Иванович in Russian)(1861 - 1881), Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Hanging is a form of execution or a method for suicide. ... A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or foeti by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ... Katorga (ка́торга, from Greek: katergon (galley)) was a system of penal servitude in Imperial Russia. ...


The second "First of March" was planned by members of the "Terrorist faction" of Narodnaya Volya, including Aleksandr Ulyanov. On March 1, 1887, they came to St.Petersburg's Nevsky Prospekt with bombs and waited for the Tsar's carriage to pass by. However, they were arrested on the spot before his arrival. All of the 15 accomplices - Aleksandr Ulyanov, Petr Shevyrev (main organizers), Pakhomiy Andreyushkin, Vasili Generalov, Vasili Osipanov (bombthrowers) and other ten people - were tried by the Special Senate Committee on April 15-19 and sentenced. The first five were hanged on May 8, 1887, the rest were sentenced to prison, banishment, or katorga. Alexander Ulyanov Mugshot Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Александр Ильич Ульянов in Russian) (1866-May 8, 1887) was a Russian revolutionary, one of the leaders of Pervomartovtsi, older brother of V.I. Lenin. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Nevsky Prospect, or the Neva Avenue (Russian: Íåâñêèé ïðîñïåêò), is the main thoroughfare in the city of St Petersburg. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь, listen â–¶(?); often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the Bulgarian Empire in 913-1396/1422 and 1908-1946, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to... Petr Yakovlevich Shevyrev (Шевырёв, Петр Яковлевич in Russian) (6. ... Pakhomiy Ivanovich Adreyushkin (Андреюшкин, Пахомий Иванович in Russian) (May 15(27), 1865 – May 8(20). ... Vasili Denisovich Generalov (Генералов, Василий Денисович in Russian) (3. ... Vasili Stepanovich Osipanov (Осипанов, Василий Степанович in Russian) (2. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... See Exile (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Katorga (ка́торга, from Greek: katergon (galley)) was a system of penal servitude in Imperial Russia. ...


Narodnaya Volya's "noble" intentions to rid Russia of autocracy relied solely on its erroneous theory of tsar being the "root of all evil". Their attempts to change the course of history turned futile, because they didn't rely on the masses and left ordinary people - generally considered as true force of any revolution - out of the picture. Their trial, however, drew a lot of attention from all over Russia and even abroad. ... In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ...


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Gesya Gelfman: Information from Answers.com (226 words)
On 1879-03-14, she was sent into exile to the province of Novgorod, from where she would escape and join Narodnaya Volya in Petersburg in 1879.
During the Pervomartovtsi trial of 1881, Gelfman was sentenced to death by hanging for her alleged part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II.
However, her execution was delayed due to her pregnancy, and exchanged for an indefinite period of katorga in 1882, thanks to the pro-Gelfman anti-execution campaign in the foreign press.
Aleksandr Ulyanov at AllExperts (290 words)
On May 8, he and his comrades Pakhomiy Andreyushkin, Vasili Generalov, Vasili Osipanov and Petr Shevyrev were sentenced to death and hanged.
As they had been arrested on March 1, they became known as the Pervomartovtsi.
The execution of his brother Alexander radicalized Lenin and he became more involved in student protests and revolutionary propaganda efforts.
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