Nikolay Alekseyev
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| Born | 1852 Moscow |
| Died | 25 (OS 13) March 1893 Moscow |
| Cause of death | Complications of a gunshot wound |
| Resting place |
Novospassky Monastery (grave destroyed) |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Occupation | Mayor of Moscow |
| Salary | 12,000 roubles annually (refused to accept) |
| Political party | Non-partisan |
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Alekseyev (Russian: Николай Александрович Алексеев, 1852 –25 (OS 13) March 1893) was the elected mayor of Moscow in 1885–1893. Alekseyev is credited with construction of the city's first sanitation system, the first pressurized water supply network reaching individual houses, a psychiatric hospital and 30 new public schools. Alekseyev reorganized the city finances, significantly increasing the share of non-tax revenue from city-owned commercial ventures, and was known for unorthodox and successful fundraising campaigns for the municipal charities. Alekseyev was a long-time sponsor of Moscow Conservatory and local musicians; during his tenure the city acquired the Tretyakov Gallery.
Alekseyev was shot in his office by an insane visitor. He remains the only mayor of Moscow to be assassinated.
Nikolay Alekseyev belonged to the fourth generation of an old and wealthy family of traders and industrialists that settled in Alekseyevskaya Street (no direct connection) of Tagansky District after the Fire of 1812. The area was a traditional Old Believers community, however, Alekseyevs were mainstream Orthodox. Their main asset in Moscow, a copper foundry with wire-making plant, was placed one block to the north from the family mansion. The family was connected through marriages to Tretyakov, Mamontov, Chetverikov business clans, the Sheremetevs and the Greek diaspora. A distant relative, Alexander Vasilyevich Alekseyev, has served as the mayor of Moscow in 1840–1841, although then the mayor's role was far less significant than in the 1880s.
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