15 February 1887Death of Alexander BorodinAlexander Borodin
Death of Alexander Borodin
Historical records for Russia in 1887, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Death of Alexander Borodin
Police uncover a student plot to assassinate him before the conspirators can carry out their planned attack.
A theatre manager called Korsh commissions Chekhov to write a play, the result being Ivanov, written in a fortnight
Allows the execution of convicted assassination conspirators, including Alexander Ulyanov, elder brother of Vladimir Lenin.
Faces worsening financial relations with Germany as restrictions on Russian securities encourage closer economic ties with France.
Writes a story collection At Dusk (V Sumerkakh) winning Chekhov the coveted Pushkin Prize "for the best literary production distinguished by high artistic worth"
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