Ivan Blok

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Ivan Blok was the governor of Samara during the Russian Revolution of 1905. Shortly after giving a speech in which he complained that citizens directed "hate filled glances" at himself despite "wear[ing] out [his] nerves maintaining order so that people can live like human beings", he was killed by a bomb. [1]

References

  1. Kotkin, Stephen (2014). Stalin: Paradoxes of Power. Penguin Press. p. 74. ISBN   9780143127864.