KAKHOVSKAYA Peter G.

Born in 1797, descended from the nobility of Smolensk province, he studied at the Moscow university hostel. He served in the Guard, was once reduced to the ranks and exiled to the Caucasus, has retired with the rank of lieutenant. Deep poverty, was very lonely, without family ties and friends, no one understood and no favorite. His world view was worked out under the influence study of antiquity (Kahovskij was "ignited the heroes of antiquity") and the events of today ( "The recent upheavals in Europe at the boards I acted"). He is sensitive to heavy impressions of Russian reality - serfdom burdened the people with taxes, government tyranny, injustice, all the overwhelming importance of the military. When we go to the worldly gatherings, he was moved to the sensible and wise men. Kahovskij decided to be the "tyrant-killer, resurrect itself in the ancient idea of overthrowing the" tyrant ", manifest itself in the" Russian Brutus "was the cherished dream and obsession Kahovsky. This mood of his intention is leaders of the movement, and in doing so, they became friends with Kakhovsky, who became an active member of the North Island, has attracted several new members, and December 14 was one of the initiators of the rebellion. At the Senate Square Kahovskij shot mortally wounded and Colonel Count Miloradovich Styurlera. Being arrested on the night of 14 to 15 December Kahovskij was fascinated by Nicholas I, who addressed him as "first citizen" of the State. Kahovskij confided to the emperor, showed a lot of themselves and others and expressed their beliefs, amazingly conceived and developed in detail. Kahovskij not immediately confessed to everything, but difficult months of imprisonment and slander his comrades brought him to consciousness. He survived the horror of frustration in Nicholas I and his comrades and was killed in the same torn and lonely, what was life. Kahovskij was found guilty, . that "conspired to kill the Czar and the extermination of the entire imperial family and, . the former is intended to infringe on the life of the reigning Emperor, . not renounce this election, and even offered the consent, . but assures, . that subsequently hesitated, took part in the spread of rebellion involving many members of, . personally acted in the rebellion, . aroused many members, and he delivered a death blow count Miloradovich and Colonel Styurleru and wounded officer of the suite ",
. Placed outside the discharge and sentenced to quartering, Kakhovsky, because the final verdict, was hanged at Vera fortress July 13, 1826, Mr.. - Wed. brilliant sketch P.E. Schegoleva, PG. Kahovskij "(" Past ", 1906," 1 - 2), where many of the documents. A. Jelaд?iд?.