Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander Soloviev (Александр Соловьёв), (1846, Luga – May 28, 1879), 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 (in Julian calendar; June 9, 1879 in Gregorian calendar).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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- Alexander_Soloviev_(revolutionary) abstract "Alexander Soloviev (Александр Соловьёв), (1846, Luga – May 28, 1879), 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 (in Julian calendar; June 9, 1879 in Gregorian calendar).Soloviev had acted on his own, but other revolutionaries were keen to murder Alexander, and there were several assassination attempts following this.".