Born into a poverty-stricken family of farmers, Fanny Kaplan was home-schooled. Later, while working as a milliner, she joined the Socialist Revolutionary Party and thus became part of radical politics. She developed anti-Bolshevik sentiments and attempted to assassinate Lenin. Though Lenin recovered, Kaplan was later executed.
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Fanny Kaplan
(Revolutionary)
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Birthdate: February 10, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Volhynian Governorate
Died: September 3, 1918
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Irina Gaidamachuk
(Serial killer)
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27
Birthdate: September 26, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nyagan, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Soviet Union
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Anna Delvey
(Fraudster)
Birthdate: 1991 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Russian-born German citizen Anna Sorokin made headlines when she was convicted of duping people by posing as a fictitious heiress named Anna Delvey. She would dine at fancy restaurants and check into luxury hotels, making her companions pay for her and then wouldn’t pay them back. She inspired a Netflix drama.
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Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova
(Russian Noblewoman, Sadist and Serial Killer)
Birthdate: March 22, 1730
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russia
Died: December 27, 1801
Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was a noblewoman, serial killer, and sadist. She achieved notoriety for torturing and killing at least 38 female serfs. Since she was well-connected with the Russian nobility and with those in power at the royal court, Darya got away with many of her murders until she was found guilty in a trial organized by Empress Catherine II.
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Olga Konstantinovna Briscorn
(Serial Killer)
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Birthdate: 1776 AD
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: March 30, 1836
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Antonina Makarova
(War Criminal)
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Birthdate: March 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sychyovsky District, Russia
Died: August 11, 1979
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Maria Petrova
(Spree killer)
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0
Birthdate: May 15, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
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Tamara Samsonova
(Serial killer)
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Birthdate: April 25, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uzhur, Russia
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Khioniya Guseva
(Criminal)
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Birthdate: 1881 AD
Birthplace: Syzransky Uyezd
Died: 1919 AD