The last premier of the empire, who begged to be excused
Led to execution in 1925, partly paralysed, his last words were: 'I am tired of life. Thank God!'
The last prime minister of the Russian Empire. Appointed in January 1917, he begged the Tsar to rescind the post, citing his incompetence. As a loyal subject he accepted, but when the February Revolution broke he proved incapable of decisive action. He survived the revolution as a cobbler and garden guard, until the OGPU executed him, partly paralysed, in the 1925 'lyceist' case.
Career Timeline
- 1871–1879Ministry of Internal Affairs, peasant affairs in Congress Poland
- 1879–1885Vice-Governor of Arkhangelsk, Vice-Director at Ministry of Internal Affairs
- 1885–1903Governor of Arkhangelsk, Kaluga, and Tver
- 1903–1915Senator, member of the State Council
- 1915–1916Chairman, Russian POW Aid Committee
- 1917.01–03Last prime minister of the Russian Empire