Ivan Obolensky
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Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky, or John Obolenski (1853–1910), was an Imperial Russian Lieutenant-General. He served as the Governor-General of Finland from August 18, 1904 to November 18, 1905. His predecessor Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated in June 1904.
He was a member of a Rurikid princely family, whose ancestors once ruled one of the Upper Principalities. His mother was the Romanian-born princess Mărioara Sturdza, daughter of Alexandru Sturdza. His father was Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821-1886)[1]
His term of office saw revolutionary turmoil in both Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Russian revolution of 1905 resulted in a general strike in Finland and the replacement of the feudal Diet of Finland with the modern Parliament of Finland.
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- Vsevolod Vladimirov: The Revolution in Finland under Prince John Obolensky
- trans. by Victor E. Marsden (London: Wyman & Sons, Ltd., 1911).
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