Aleksandr Ulyanov
Aleksandr Ulyanov | |
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Ulyanov in 1887 | |
| Born | 12 April [O.S. 31 March] 1866 |
| Died | 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1887 (aged 21) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation(s) | Revolutionary socialist, political activist, student |
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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.