Vyacheslav Konstantinovich von Plehve (Russian: Вячесла́в (Wenzel (Славик)) из Плевны Константи́нович фон Пле́ве, IPA: [vʲɪtɕɪˈslaf fɐn ˈplʲevʲɪ]; 20 April [O.S. 8 April] 1846 – 28 July [O.S. 15 July] 1904) served as a director of Imperial Russia's police from 1881 to 1884 and later as Minister of the Interior (in office: 1902–1904) prior to his assassination.