Olimpia Kutuzova | |
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Олимпия Кутузова | |
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| Born | 1845 |
| Died | c. 1914 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Movement | Narodniks |
| Spouse | Carlo Cafiero |
Olimpiada Evgrafovna Kutuzova (Russian: Олимпиада Евграфовна Кутузова; 1845–c.1914), also known as Olimpia Kutuzova Cafiero (Russian: Олимпия Кутузова Кафьеро), was a Russian Narodnik. Facing arrest for her revolutionary activities, she married the Italian anarchist Carlo Cafiero in order to seek political asylum abroad. After a year in exile, she returned to Russia, where she educated peasant children and participated in the Going to the People movement, which brought her again to the attention of authorities.
Suspected of participating in the assassination of Alexander II of Russia, she was exiled to Siberia, but managed to escape to Italy in order to aid her husband who had been interned in a lunatic asylum. After a few years caring for Cafiero, her own health declined and she was forced to commit him to another asylum, where he died. Kutuzova returned to Russia, where she fell out of the historical record by the outbreak of World War I.