Alexander Zarudny

19 August] 1863 in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia – 30 November 1934 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Russian lawyer and politician.

In 1887 he was arrested regarding the assassination of Alexander II of Russia but was released due to lack of evidence.

[2] After the October Revolution he was protected by his election as an honorary member of a prestigious Association of Political Convicts, and did some defense work, but soon stopped in frustration and made his living giving lectures throughout the Soviet Union about his courtroom career, to large, enthusiastic audiences.

Zarudny was remembered fondly by his niece, who recounts his visit to Harbin during a lecture tour.

[4] When his son married, Zarudny gave the newlyweds his apartment and lived the rest of his life in housing devoted to former political prisoners.