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Boris Savinkov

1879 - 1925

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Boris Viktorovich Savinkov (Russian: Бори́с Ви́кторович Са́винков; 31 January 1879 – 7 May 1925) was a Russian revolutionary, writer, and politician. As a leading figure in the Socialist Revolutionary Party's (SR) Combat Organization in the early 20th century, he was a key organizer of high-profile assassinations of tsarist officials, including that of Interior Minister Vyacheslav von Plehve and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. Following the February Revolution of 1917, Savinkov served as Assistant Minister of War in the Russian Provisional Government. After the October Revolution, he became a prominent leader of armed resistance against the Bolsheviks, notably founding the Union for the Defense of the Motherland and Freedom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Savinkov is the 70th most popular extremist (down from 62nd in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 160th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Extremist.

Boris Savinkov was a Russian revolutionary who was a key figure in the 1905 Russian Revolution. He was also a member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party and was instrumental in the assassination of the Minister of Interior, Vyacheslav Plehve.

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Among extremists, Boris Savinkov ranks 70 out of 283. Before him are Henri Désiré Landru, Aileen Wuornos, Rodney Alcala, Marvin Heemeyer, Jordan Belfort, and Marc Dutroux. After him are Carlo Gambino, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, Sada Abe, Johnny Torrio, Emperor Norton, and Gudrun Ensslin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Boris Savinkov ranks 46. Before him are Max Schreck, Fritz Haarmann, Bedřich Hrozný, Friedrich Adler, Sarojini Naidu, and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook. After him are Adolf Strauss, Franz Reichelt, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Joe Hill, and Frederick Griffith. Among people deceased in 1925, Boris Savinkov ranks 46. Before him are Max Linder, Eugen Sandow, Fritz Haarmann, August von Wassermann, Moritz Moszkowski, and Antti Aarne. After him are Clément Ader, Michel Verne, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Hidesaburō Ueno, Nariman Narimanov, and Cyril Genik.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Boris Savinkov ranks 157 out of 1,365. Before him are Alexander Georg von Bunge (1803), Stanisław Żółkiewski (1547), Juliusz Słowacki (1809), Vsevolod I of Kiev (1030), Serge Lifar (1904), and Leo Kanner (1894). After him are Eupraxia of Kiev (1071), Arkhip Kuindzhi (1842), Valentin Glushko (1908), Henryk Siemiradzki (1843), Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873), and Stanisław Jerzy Lec (1909).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Ukraine

Among extremists born in Ukraine, Boris Savinkov ranks 2. Before him are Andrei Chikatilo (1936). After him are Anatoly Onoprienko (1959).

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