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1887 attempt on the life of Alexander III

The failed attempt by members of the Terrorist Faction of People's Will to kill Emperor Alexander III in St Petersburg; they were arrested on 1 (13) March 1887, and five, including Alexander Ulyanov, were hanged on 8 (20) May.

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Dates
13 Mar 1887 – 20 May 1887
Place
Saint Petersburg
Also known as
Second First of March, First of March 1887

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  • Alexander Ulyanov participant; co-founded the group that prepared it; hanged 20 May 1887 Scholarship & press 12

    Arrested on 1 (13) March 1887 and hanged on 8 (20) May 1887.

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  1. 13 Mar 1887 – 20 May 1887 1887 attempt on the life of Alexander III
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  1. First of March 1887, Encyclopaedia of St. Petersburg. Scholarship & press Archived copy
    It was prepared by members of the Terrorist Faction of People's Will, created in 1886 by A.I. Ulyanov and P.Y. Shevyrev, students from Petersburg University.
  2. The Life and Work of V. I. Lenin: 1870-1890, Marxists Internet Archive (Lenin, Collected Works, vol. 1, Progress Publishers). Scholarship & press Archived copy
    Lenin’s elder brother, Alexander Ilyich Ulyanov, is arrested for participating in an attempt on the life of Alexander III.
    Alexander Ulyanov and other participants in the attempt are executed.
  3. Reminiscences of Lenin (Part I: St. Petersburg), Marxists Internet Archive (International Publishers, 1970; translated by Bernard Isaacs), 1970. Primary record Archived copy
    The fate of his brother undoubtedly influenced Vladimir Ilyich profoundly.
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