Victor Konstantinovich Kurnatovsky (Ru: Виктор Константинович Курнатовский) (28 June 1868-19 September 1912)[1] was one of the first Russian Marxist revolutionaries, who spent more than half his life in prison or exile.

By that time he had renounced populism, and he organised a Marxist circle, one of Russia's first, for which he was expelled and exiled to Arkhangelsk province.

[2] He was in charge of the May-Day demonstrations in Tiflis, but was arrested on 22 March 1901 and spent two years in prison after which he was deported to Yakut Region.

[2] On his escape from Yakutsk he participated in the armed resistance of the exiles against the authorities, for which he was sentenced to twelve years' hard labour.

He was carried in the train of General Rennenkampf and had to witness the execution of workers at every railway station.