Timofei
Mikhailov,
the son of a peasant, was born in Smolensk in 1860. He moved to St.
Petersburg where he found work in a factory. Mikhailov became involved
in revolutionary politics and joined the Workers' Section of the People's
Will.
In March,
1881, he was arrested and charged with taking part in the assassination
of Alexander II. Others involved in
the plot included Sophia Perovskaya,
Gesia Gelfman, Nikolai
Sablin, Ignatei Grinevitski,
Andrei Zhelyabov and Nikolai
Rysakov.
Ignatei
Grinevitski was killed during the assassination, whereas Nikolai
Sablin committed suicide before he could be arrested. Timofei
Mikhailov,
Sophia Perovskaya, Andrei
Zhelyabov, Nikolai Rysakov and Timofei
Mikhailov were hanged on 3rd April, 1881.
Andrei
Zhelyabov, Sophia
Perovskaya,
Nikolai Kibalchich, Timofei
Mikhailov
and Nikolai Rysakov being executed
on 3rd April, 1881.
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