Georgi Skalon
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Georgi Skalon (1847-1914) was a Russian Empire
Governor-general of Warsaw and the chief commander of Warsaw Military District from 1905-1914.
In 1903 he became the general-aide of the court of the tsar
Nicholas II. In 1905 was promoted to a general of cavalry as well as the general-governor of Warsaw. During the Russian Revolution of 1905
he introduced a martial law
(on 10 November) and gave orders that led to brutal dispersion of crowds protesting in several Polish cities, with many fatalities among the civilian demonstrators. For that, the Polish Socialist Party
decided to assassinate him. On 18 August 1906 Organizacja Bojowa PPS tried to kill him with two bomb
s thrown at his carriage (by Wanda Krahelska
), but he survived.
In 1882 Georgi Skalon married baroness Marie von Korff. She was daughter of the Colonel of the Imperial Russian Cuirassier Regiment, Baron Joseph Korff (1829–1873) and Anna Mjasnikova. Granddaughter of the General of the Artillery
, Baron Nikolai Korff (1793–1869).
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
Governor-general of Warsaw and the chief commander of Warsaw Military District from 1905-1914.
In 1903 he became the general-aide of the court of the tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
Nicholas II. In 1905 was promoted to a general of cavalry as well as the general-governor of Warsaw. During the Russian Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...
he introduced a martial law
Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
(on 10 November) and gave orders that led to brutal dispersion of crowds protesting in several Polish cities, with many fatalities among the civilian demonstrators. For that, the Polish Socialist Party
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
decided to assassinate him. On 18 August 1906 Organizacja Bojowa PPS tried to kill him with two bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
s thrown at his carriage (by Wanda Krahelska
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz code name “Alinka"” or “Alicja”, was a leading figure in Warsaw's underground resistance movement throughout the years of German occupation during World War II in Poland...
), but he survived.
In 1882 Georgi Skalon married baroness Marie von Korff. She was daughter of the Colonel of the Imperial Russian Cuirassier Regiment, Baron Joseph Korff (1829–1873) and Anna Mjasnikova. Granddaughter of the General of the Artillery
General of the Artillery (Imperial Russia)
In the Imperial Russian army, General of the Artillery was the second-highest possible rank, below Generalissimo of Russia or General-Fieldmarshal, produced by splitting General-in-Chief into service branches....
, Baron Nikolai Korff (1793–1869).