Alexander Soloviev
Deceased Person
1846 – 1879
Who was Alexander Soloviev?
Alexander Soloviev, was a former student who unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia with a revolver.
On the morning of April 20, 1879, Alexander II was briskly walking towards the Square of the Guards Staff and faced Soloviev. Having seen a menacing revolver in his hands, the Tsar fled. Soloviev fired five times but missed, and was sentenced to death.
Soloviev was hanged on May 28, 1879.
Soloviev had acted on his own, but other revolutionaries were keen to murder Alexander, and there were several assassination attempts following this.
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- Born
- Aug 18, 1846
Luga, Leningrad Oblast - Also known as
- Соловьёв, Александр Константинович
- Died
- May 28, 1879
Saint Petersburg
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on July 23, 2013
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