Editing Peter Arshinov (section)

===Early revolutionary activities===
With the outbreak of the [[1905 Russian Revolution|1905 Revolution]], he joined the [[Bolsheviks|Bolshevik]] faction of the [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party|Russian Social Democratic Party]] and edited its underground newspaper ''Molot'' ({{langx|en|The Hammer}}).{{sfnm|1a1=Darch|1y=2020|1p=8|2a1=Patterson|2y=2020|2pp=26-28|3a1=Peters|3y=1970|3p=27}} When Arshinov caught the attention of the police for his revolutionary activity, he moved to the Ukrainian city of [[Dnipro|Katerynoslav]],{{Sfn|Patterson|2020|pp=26-28}} where he split with the Bolsheviks over ideological disagreements and became a member of the [[anarchism in Ukraine|anarchist movement]].{{sfnm|1a1=Darch|1y=2020|1p=8|2a1=Malet|2y=1982|2p=xxiv|3a1=Peters|3y=1970|3p=27}} In December 1906, following the repression of revolutionary elements, Arshinov led the formation of an anarchist terrorist cell in Katerynoslav and organised a series of attacks, including the bombing of a police station and the assassination of a government official.{{sfn|Peters|1970|p=27}} 

On 7 March 1907, Arshinov publicly assassinated a railway boss in [[Zaporizhzhia|Oleksandrivsk]].{{Sfn|Patterson|2020|pp=26-28}} He was quickly arrested and sentenced to be hanged,{{sfnm|1a1=Darch|1y=2020|1p=8|2a1=Patterson|2y=2020|2pp=26-28|3a1=Peters|3y=1970|3p=27}} but his sentence was commuted and he used this time to plan an escape.{{sfn|Peters|1970|p=27}} He broke out of prison on [[Easter Sunday]],{{sfnm|1a1=Patterson|1y=2020|1pp=26-28|2a1=Peters|2y=1970|2p=27}} and fled first to [[French Third Republic|France]] then to [[Austria-Hungary]], where he engaged in [[arms trafficking]] and the smuggling of anarchist propaganda into the [[Russian Empire]]. In 1911, he was arrested again and extradited to Russia,{{sfnm|1a1=Darch|1y=2020|1p=8|2a1=Peters|2y=1970|2p=27}} where he was sentenced to 20 years in [[Butyrka prison]].{{sfnm|1a1=Patterson|1y=2020|1pp=26-28|2a1=Peters|2y=1970|2p=27}}