Vasili Stepanovich Osipanov (''Осипанов, Василий Степанович'' in

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) (2.21(3.5).1861,

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— 5.8(20).1887) was a Russian revolutionary and a member of

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. In 1881—1886, Osipanov was a student at the

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, where he joined the revolutionary movement. He later transferred to

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. In 1886, Osipanov joined the "Terrorist Faction" of Narodnaya Volya and, together with

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and others, took part in preparing the

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of Alexander III. He was placed in charge of the bombthrowers. Osipanov was arrested on March 1, 1887 and later executed in the

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.Pomper, Philip. ''Lenin's Brother: The Origins of the October Revolution.'' New York, W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osipanov, Vasili 1861 births 1887 deaths People from Tomsk People from Tomsk Governorate Narodnaya Volya Executed revolutionaries Executed failed assassins People from Tomsk Oblast 19th-century executions by the Russian Empire People executed by the Russian Empire by hanging