Nicholas and Alexandra

Who is Peter Arkadyevich Stolypin from Nicholas and Alexandra and what is their importance?

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Peter Arkadyevich Stolypin was the Russian prime minister from 1906 to 1911. He was a devout monarchist who tried to bring about changes that were in sync with the popular will. He was born in 1863 in Baden-Baden while his mother was visiting the spa and educated in St. Petersburg. Stolypin was governor of Saratov province during the revolution of 1905 which he quelled with minimal loss of life. He became Minister of the Interior in 1906 and moved to St. Petersburg. He became prime minister in July and is eventually assassinated in Kiev in 1911.