# Assassination of Stolypin (1911)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1911-assassination-of-stolypin
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Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin was shot by Dmitry Bogrov, a revolutionary and police informer, at the Kiev Opera House in the presence of Nicholas II, and died on 18 September 1911. Bogrov was hanged within days. Stolypin's death removed the empire's most capable statesman.

## Why it matters
Stolypin's death removed the empire's most capable statesman.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Pyotr Stolypin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Stolypin)
- [Wikipedia — Dmitrii Bogrov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitrii_Bogrov)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Assassination of Stolypin](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Assassination+of+Stolypin)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)