Lenin's Brother: The Origins of the October Revolution

by Philip Pomper

In 1886, Alexander Ulyanov, a brilliant biology student, joined a small group of students at St. Petersburg University to plot the assassination of Russia's tsar. Known as "Second First March" for the date of their action, this group failed disastrously in their mission, and its leaders, Alexander included, were executed. History has largely forgotten Alexander, but for the most important consequence of his execution: his younger brother, Vladimir,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393070794
• ISBN13: 9780393070798
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"