Romanov Prince Assassinated: Bomb Kills Tsar's Uncle
A Social Radical bomb thrown by Ivan Kalyayev obliterated Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich's carriage outside the Kremlin, killing the Tsar's uncle instantly. The assassination, carried out during the radical ferment of 1905, demonstrated that no member of the Romanov dynasty was safe and escalated the violence that forced Nicholas II to concede Russia's first constitution and parliament.
February 17, 1905
121 years ago
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