Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin

See also Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin. Mikhail Pavlovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (; June 4, N.S. 1801 – July 25, N.S. 1826) was a Russian officer, one of the organizers of the Decembrist revolt. He was the youngest of the five hanged Decembrists. Biography Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin was born in the village Kudryoshky of Gorbatovsky Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (guberniya) on June 4, 1801 (according to other sources 1803). His father was the Mayor of the town of Gorbatov, owner of 640 serfs and a muslin factory. Despite his obscure position as a provincial mayor, Bestuzhev-Ryumin belonged to a branch of an ancient noble family (mentioned in chronicles since the 14th century), which included, among others, Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1693-1766) and Mikhail's nephew, historian Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin.