Boris Kowerda

Boris Kowerda (Russian: Борис Коверда, 21 August 1907 – 18 February 1987), also known as Boris Koverda, was a White émigré convicted of murdering Pyotr Voykov, Soviet ambassador to Poland in 1927 in Warsaw. Voykov was reportedly assassinated in retaliation for having personally directed the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Imperial family in 1918.

Boris Kowerda
Born21 August 1907
Vilnius, Russian Empire
Died18 February 1987 (aged 79)
Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationEditor
Conviction(s)Assassination of Pyotr Voykov
Criminal chargeFirst-degree murder

He was allowed, via private bill, to emigrate to the United States from his refuge in Germany.[1]

Death

Kowerda died in Hyattsville, Maryland on 18 February 1987, aged 79.[1] He is buried at the Russian Orthodox Convent Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, New York.

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References
  1. "Shot Down by Assassin — Soviet Ambassador at Warsaw", Wellington Evening Post, 8 June 1927, p. 9 "RUSSIA: Nest of Murderers", Time Magazine, 20 June 1927
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