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In Memory of the Event of April 4, 1866 (medal)

Creation period
1866
Place of сreation
Saint Petersburg Mint
Dimensions
4,4x4,4 cm
Technique
embossing
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Vasily Alexeyev
In Memory of the Event of April 4, 1866 (medal)
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The brass commemorative medal made by Vasily Alexeyev is dedicated to saving Emperor Alexander II during the terrorist attack of April 4, 1866.
 
The obverse bears the Emperor’s profile with the inscription “The Tsar”s Heart is in God”s Hands” above it. The initials of the author and the date of the assassination attempt are embossed at the bottom. On the reverse of the medal is the image of Jesus Christ on a cloth, under which is written: “Soch. Makarov” (composed by Makarov). Experts suggest that this is the signature of the author of the model after which Alexeyev made the medal.
 
Former student Dmitry Karakozov made an attempt on the life of Emperor Alexander II. In 1865, he joined the secret revolutionary society “Organization”, headed by his cousin Nikolay Ishutin. Karakozov and other members of the circle were supporters of the tactics of individual terror: they believed that they could induce people to a social revolution only by killing the emperor.
 
In the spring of 1866, Karakozov came to Saint Petersburg on his initiative to organize an assassination attempt on the Tsar. He set out the motives for his action in a handwritten proclamation “Friends to the Workers”, where he called upon the people for revolution and the establishment of a socialist system after the Tsar’s assassination. One copy of the proclamation was found in the pocket of a terrorist when he was arrested.
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It was sad, hard for me to think that… my beloved people are dying out, and so I decided to kill tsar the villain and to die for my dearest people. If I succeed in my plan, I will die with the thought that my death was of use to my dear friend, the Russian peasant. If I fail, I believe that there will be people who will follow my way. I was not able to succeed — they will. To them, my death will be an example and inspiration…
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On April 4, 1866, after the stroll through the Summer Garden, Emperor Alexander II was heading to his carriage, surrounded by a crowd of people hoping to see the tsar. At that moment, a shot rang out. The Emperor was not harmed. He was saved by the hat-maker Osip Komissarov, who happened to be in the crowd next to Karakozov and pushed the terrorist away.

On the same evening, Komissarov was received personally by the Emperor at the Winter Palace. He was granted the title of a hereditary nobleman and the Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th degree. Dmitry Karakozov was captured on the spot, tried, and sentenced to death. The sentence was executed on September 3, 1866.
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In Memory of the Event of April 4, 1866 (medal)

Creation period
1866
Place of сreation
Saint Petersburg Mint
Dimensions
4,4x4,4 cm
Technique
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