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Alexander Ulyanov
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Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887)
Key facts
- Born
- 12 April [ O.S. 31 March ] 1866, Nizhny Novgorod , Nizhny Novgorod Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 20 May [ O.S. 8 May ] 1887 (aged 21), Shlisselburg , Russian Empire
- Cause of death
- Execution by hanging
- Occupations
- Revolutionary socialist, political activist, student
- Political party
- Narodnaya Volya
- Parents
- Ilya Nikolayevich Ulyanov Maria Alexandrovna Blank
- Relatives
- Vladimir Lenin (brother) Anna Ulyanova (sister) Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (brother) Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova (sister) Olga Ilyinichna Ulyanova (sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Place of death
- Shlisselburg
- Father
- Ilya Ulyanov
- Mother
- Maria Ulyanova
- Sibling
- Anna Ulyanova
- Occupation
- student
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Image
- Aleksandr Ulyanov.jpg
- Convicted of
- attempted murder
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- date of death
- 1887-05-08
- date of birth
- 1866-03-31
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- Commons category
- Aleksandr Ulyanov
- name in native language
- Александр Ильич Ульянов
- P12749
- Narain Karthikeyan
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Encyclopedic overview
Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Улья́нов; 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1866 – 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1887) was a Russian revolutionary and political activist who was executed for planning an assassination against Alexander III of Russia. He was the elder brother of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union; his execution pushed his younger brother into activism.
Early life
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