Pyotr Arkadievich Stolypin (in Russian: Пётр Аркадьевич Столы | Forteresse Europe
Pyotr Arkadievich Stolypin (in Russian: Пётр Аркадьевич Столыпин), born in Dresden on April 2, 1862 (April 14, 1862 in the Gregorian calendar), died in Kiev on September 5, 1911 (September 18, 1911 in the Gregorian calendar), is a politician Russian.
He was Prime Minister of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia from July 8, 1906 (July 21, 1906 in the Gregorian calendar) to September 5, 1911 (September 18, 1911 in the Gregorian calendar).
Stolypin hoped through his reforms to improve the peasant condition, in particular by creating a class of small landowners. By calming the agitation of the peasants, he also wanted to strengthen the stability of the country.
A fervent nationalist, partisan of an authoritarian and corporatist regime, he combined with love for eternal Russia the will to improve the lot of the people and to put an end to social injustice.
Its proximity to the "pre-fascist" movement of the black centuries, nationalist and traditional, has been criticized a lot.
He is considered one of the last great statesmen of the Russian Empire, with a clearly defined agenda and the determination to undertake major reforms.
On September 1, 1911 (September 14, 1911 in the Gregorian calendar), Stolypin, who was traveling without a bodyguard, received two shots fired by Dmitry Bogrov, a young Jewish revolutionary socialist and informer of the Okhrana secret police while he attended a performance of The Tale of Tsar Saltan at the Kiev Opera House in the presence of the Emperor and two Grand Duchesses. He died four days later. He is buried in the Lavra of the Caves of Kiev.
