Kondraty Ryleyev
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Kondraty Fyodorovich Ryleyev was a Russian poet, publisher, and a leader of the Decembrist revolt, which attempted to overthrow the Russian monarchy in 1825.
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Pyotr Kakhovsky
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Pyotr Grigoryevich Kakhovsky was a Russian officer and active participant of the Decembrist revolt, known for the murder of General Mikhail Miloradovich and Colonel Ludwig Niklaus von Stürler.
Kondraty Ryleyev
…The date of execution was set for July 25 (July 13 O.S.), 1826. When the executioner attempted to hang the five men, three of them, Muravyov-Apostol, Kakhovsky, and Ryleyev, dropped through the trapdoor only to have the rope around their necks break. Ryleyev supposedly told the crowd watching the execution…
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A commemorative stele to the Five Decemberists on Dekabristov Island.