| Native name | Дмитрий Сипягин |
|---|---|
| Order | Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire |
| Term start | 20 October 1899 |
| Term end | 2 April 1902 |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Predecessor | Ivan Goremykin |
| Successor | Vyacheslav von Plehve |
| Order 2 | Governor of Moscow |
| Term start 2 | 20 December 1891 |
| Term end 2 | 31 May 1893 |
| Predecessor 2 | Vladimir Golitsyn |
| Successor 2 | Alexander Bulygin |
| Order 3 | Governor of Courland |
| Term start 3 | 31 March 1888 |
| Term end 3 | 20 December 1891 |
| Predecessor 3 | Konstantin Pahschenko |
| Successor 3 | Dmitry Sverbeyev |
| Birth name | Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin |
| Birth date | 20 March 1853 |
| Birth place | Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Death date | 2 April 1902 (aged 49) |
| Death place | Mariinsky Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Сипя́гин; 20 March O.S. 1853 – 15 April O.S. 1902) was a Russian politician.
Career
Born in Kiev, Sipyagin graduated from the Judicial Department of St Petersburg University in 1876. Served in the MVD as Vice Governor of Kharkov Governorate (1886–1888), Governor of Courland Governorate (1888–1891) and Governor of Moscow Governorate (1891–1893). Deputy of the Minister of State Property (1893); Deputy of the Minister of Interior (1894); Executive Director on the petitions of the Imperial Chancellery (1895–1899); Director of the Ministry of Interior (1899); Minister of Interior (1899).
In 1899, during the Russian Student Strike, the government had given Sipyagin "the power of imposing military service as a punishment for acts of civil disobedience towards the University authorities, and themselves to appoint special committees, or rather Courts nominated ad hoc..."[1] He remained the interior minister from 20 October 1899 to 2 April 1902.
Death
Sipyagin was assassinated in the Mariinsky Palace by Socialist-Revolutionary Stepan Balmashov. His death was a severe setback to Sergei Witte, the finance minister, who had been supported by Sipyagin but would be challenged by his successor, Vyacheslav von Plehve.[2]
Honours
Sipyagin received the Order of Saint Vladimir as an Imperial favour for the New Year 1900, shortly after accepting the position as Minister.[3]
References
- ^ Peter Kropotkin (1902). "Russian Schools and the Holy Synod"
The Council of the Ministers, in which K. Pobedonostsev has a seat in his capacity of procurator of the Holy Synod -- in a 'Cabinet meeting,' as he writes — had thus prepared a law which gave to two ministers the power of imposing military service as a punishment for acts of civil disobedience towards the University authorities, and themselves to appoint special committees, or rather Courts nominated ad hoc, for the purpose of applying that most extraordinary punishment just as they liked.
- ^ Ian Nish (1985). The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War. Longman. ISBN 0582491142), p. 144.
- ^ "Russia". No. 36039. 15 January 1900. p. 6.