of 1889 were published in major Russian and European newspapers, including two articles in the British newspaper The Times. As a consequence, Kara katorga was closed, and the corporal punishment for imprisoned women and dvorianins (nobility) was abolished by the law of March 28, 1893. See also Kara katorga Narodnaya Volya References 1862 births 1889 deaths Politicians from Taganrog People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Russian revolutionaries Russian people of Greek descent 1889 in the Russian Empire People who committed suicide in prison custody Suicides by poison Suicides in Russia 1880s suicides Female revolutionaries