Ryazan Governorate
Since 1904 Maximilian Kravkov closely cooperated with the Ryazan organization of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party: kept at home a mimeographmachine, disseminated propaganda materials, in summer 1907 was engaged in propaganda efforts among the peasants of the Ryazhsk uyesd of the Ryazan Governorate. Early in 1908 Maximilian Kravkov together with students Bystrovzorov, Orlov and pharmaceutist Babkov created an autonomous fighting group with the aim to prepare an attempt upon the life of the Moscow Governor General Sergey Gershelman.