Alexander Ulyanov

Alexander Ulyanov, the son of a schools inspector, and the brother of Lenin, was born in 1866. Ulyanov was educated at the Simbirsk Gymnasium. His headmaster was F. I. Kerensky, the father of Alexander Kerensky.

He studied natural sciences at St. Petersburg University and won a gold medal in zoology. He became involved in politics and eventually joined the People's Will group that had been responsible for the assassination of Alexander II.

In 1887 the group planned to murder Alexander III. The conspirators were captured before they could carry out the deed. Alexander Ulyanov was found guilty and sentenced to death. He refused to ask for clemency and was hanged on 5th May, 1887.