Ivan Kalyayev

Ivan Kalyayev
Born(1877-07-06)6 July 1877
Died23 May 1905(1905-05-23) (aged 27)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Occupation(s)Poet, Socialist-Revolutionary Party member
Known forAssassinating Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia

Ivan Platonovich Kalyayev (‹See Tfd›Russian: Ива́н Плато́нович Каля́ев; 6 July 1877 – 23 May 1905) was a Russian poet, a member of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He is best known for his role in the assassination of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, which was an operation of the SR Combat Organization. Arrested at the scene, Kalyayev was convicted of murder and hanged.