Alexander Soloviev (Александр Соловьёв), (born 1846, hanged 1879), was a former student who, on April 20th, 1879, attempted (unsuccessfully) assassinate Tsar Alexander II of Russia with a revolver. According to a footnote on page 61 of Vera Figner's autobiography, Memoirs of a Revolutionist, his shot missed because a peasant by the name of Komissarov saw the gun and deflected Soloviev's hand. [1]. The would-be assassin of the Tsar was hanged on May 28th, 1879. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Alexander (Aleksandr) II Nikolaevich (Russian: ÐлекÑандр II Ðиколаевич) (born 17 April 1818 in Moscow; died 13 March 1881 in St. ... Vera Figner circa 1880 Vera Nikolayevna Figner (Filippova) (Вера Николаевна Фигнер (Филиппова)) (6. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...
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^ Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Fourth Edition, Northern Illinois University Press, 1991
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