Maria Spiridonova date of birth:
October 16, 1884
How old was Maria Spiridonova when died?
56
Where was Maria Spiridonova born?
Tambov, Russia
When did Maria Spiridonova die?
September 11, 1941
What is Maria Spiridonova nationality?
Russian
Short Biography
Maria Alexandrovna Spiridonova (Russian: Мари́я Алекса́ндровна Спиридо́нова; 16 October 1884 – 11 September 1941) was a Russian socialist revolutionary. Her assassination of a police official in 1905 was the most famous terrorist act by a woman in Russia, and her subsequent abuse by police made her a celebrated martyr. After 11 years in Siberia, she returned as a heroine of the Revolution. She led the Left SRs into alliance with Lenin and the Bolsheviks, but was imprisoned for a time and incarcerated in a mental sanitarium after the Left SRs broke with the Bolsheviks in 1918.