Vladimir Shmakov

The Beilis affair (Russian: Дело Бейлиса) was a judicial trial accusing Menahem Mendel Beilis of the ritual murder of 13-year-old Andriy Yushchinskyi, a student at the preparatory class of the Kiev-Sophia Theological School. The murder occurred on March 12, 1911, and the perpetrator was never identified. The accusation of ritual murder was initiated by activists of the Black Hundreds and supported by several far-right politicians and officials, including justice minister Ivan Shcheglovitov. Loca…