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Vladimir Bourtzeff

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Vladimir Bourtzeff

Birth
Mangghystau Oblysy, Kazakhstan
Death
21 Aug 1942 (aged 79)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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He was a revolutionary activist, researcher, and editor of several periodicals in Russian. He became famous by discovering a large number of agents provocateurs, notably Yevno Azev in 1908. Due to his revolutionary activities and his severe criticism of the imperial regime, including the personal criticism of Emperor Nicholas II, he was imprisoned on several occasions in various European countries. During his life, Bourtzeff fought oppressive policies of tsarism in imperial Russia, followed by the Bolsheviks and later the national socialism of Adolf Hitler.
He was a revolutionary activist, researcher, and editor of several periodicals in Russian. He became famous by discovering a large number of agents provocateurs, notably Yevno Azev in 1908. Due to his revolutionary activities and his severe criticism of the imperial regime, including the personal criticism of Emperor Nicholas II, he was imprisoned on several occasions in various European countries. During his life, Bourtzeff fought oppressive policies of tsarism in imperial Russia, followed by the Bolsheviks and later the national socialism of Adolf Hitler.

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  • Created by: letemrip
  • Added: Oct 2, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183909672/vladimir-bourtzeff: accessed ), memorial page for Vladimir Bourtzeff (17 Nov 1862–21 Aug 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183909672, citing Cimetière de Liers, Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois, Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by letemrip (contributor 49084452).