1. Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich was a Russian revolutionary and rocket pioneer who took part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II as the main explosive expert for Narodnaya Volya.
10 Facts About Nikolai Kibalchich
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Nikolai Kibalchich was a distant cousin of revolutionary Victor Serge.
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Nikolai Kibalchich entered a gymnasium in 1864 but was later admitted to a seminary.
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Nikolai Kibalchich returned to secondary school and finished with a silver medal several years later.
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In October 1875, Nikolai Kibalchich was arrested for lending a prohibited book to a peasant named Prytulya.
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Nikolai Kibalchich spent 3 years in prison before being sentenced to 2 months imprisonment.
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Nikolai Kibalchich went on to join Narodnaya Volya in 1878, becoming their main explosives expert.
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Nikolai Kibalchich seemed to be immersed in research on some aeronautic missile and he greatly desired the opportunity to write down the calculations involved in the discovery.
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Nikolai Kibalchich's design was put in an envelope, sealed and filed.
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Nikolai Kibalchich's design was buried in the archives of Police Department.