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Dmitry Karakozov attempts to shoot Alexander II in Saint Petersburg, but the attack fails.
Russia · House / House of Holstein. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Dmitry Karakozov attempts to shoot Alexander II in Saint Petersburg, but the attack fails.
The failed Karakozov assassination attempt contributes to a more conservative and repressive political climate.
Members of People's Will attack Alexander II in Saint Petersburg; a second bomb mortally wounds him.
Is fatally wounded in a bombing organized by People's Will.
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