Afanasi Matushenko

Afanasi Matushenko
Matushenko (white shirt), 1899
Native name
Афанасий Николаевич Матюшенко
Born(1879-05-02)May 2, 1879
Derhachi, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 2, 1907(1907-11-02) (aged 28)
Allegiance Russia
BranchImperial Russian Navy
UnitBlack Sea Fleet

Afanasy Nikolayevich Matushenko (Russian: Афана́сий Никола́евич Матюшенко; Ukrainian: Пана́с Микола́йович Матюшенко; 2 May 1879 – 2 November [O.S. October 20] 1907) was a Russian sailor. He was a non-commissioned officer in the Black Sea Fleet, revolutionary socialist, and ringleader of the mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin.