The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14
Compiled by
ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG

ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG
April 2, 1S70-V. I. Ulyanov Genin)
born in Simbirsk, capital city
of province of same name, His
father, I. N. UIyanov, was head
of the public schools of the
province. SimbirSk is now cal
led Ulyanovsk.
August, 1S79-Enters High School.
May 20, 1S87-Execution Of Alex
ander, Lenin's older brother for
participation in the attempt .on
the life of Tsar Alexander III.
June %, 18S7-Graduates from High
school.
Aug. rs, S7-Matriculates at Law
School of Kazan University.
Dec. II, 18S7-Arrested with 40
other students of Kazan Uni
versity for participation at an
Illegal meeting.
Dec. 19, 1S87-Expelled from the
university and banished to live
in a village with his grand
father.
Fall. 188S-Pernitted to return to
Kazan, though not to the uni
versity, joins Marxist circle and
studies Capital.
Oct. 5, 1SSS-Refused permission
to go abroad to continue studies.
Fail, 1S89-ContinueS his theoretical
studies of MarxiSm and lectures
to youth circles of Samara to
which his family moved. Pc
titions Ministry of Education
for permission to take law ex-
animation, which is refused. The
minister marked the petition
ito enquire from educational
and police authorities. He is a
bad man."
Nov. ~, 1S91-Receives law degree,
having passed with honors spe-
cial examinations which he was
q finally allowed to take at st.
y Petersburg University.
1S92-Admitted to the Bar and al
lowed to practice law before the
courts of Samara. Continues
his Marxist studies and lectures
before MarxiSt circles.
189S-Writes first work, New Eco
nomic Tendencies in Peasant
Life. Comes to live and prac-
tice law in st. Petersburg. De-
livers lectures in Social-Demo-
cratic circles.
I894Actively participates in So
cial-Democratic organization.
Joins propagandist group.
Teaches in workers circles.
Writes first large work who
are the Friends OF the People
and How they Fight the Social
Democrats, q polemic against
the Populists who were attack
ing MarXiSm. Reads a paper on
Reflection of MarXism in Bour-
geois Literature" before a group
of leading MarxistS in Peters
burg.
January, 1895-LeadS in prepara-
tory work for the unification Of
Social Democratic groups Of
workers into central organizs
ton.
May September, 895-Contributes
to collective volume Materials
Characterizing Our Economic
Development" Leaves for
Switzerland to establish con-
nections with the group Liberia
ton of Toll" (Plekhanov, Axe1-
rod, etc.. Meets Kautsky in
Berlin, Lafargue in Paris, and
studies writings in the libraries
of those cities.
November, 1895-Upon return to
Russia, heads central SD. or
ganization in Petersburg, leads
in the agitation and propaganda
among factory workers, writes
leaflets, contributes articles and
writes pamphlet dealing with
fines enforced upon workers.
Dec. 20, ARRESTED in st. Pc
tersburg.
1S96-While in prison keeps in con-
tact with SD. organization,
writes leaflets and articles which
are struggled out and published.
Prepared the outline for an ex-
tensive study of the develop
ment of capitalism in Russia.
Feb. 10, 1897-Exiled by Imperial
decree to Siberia for three years.
May 20, 1S97-Arrived at village
Shushenkoye, Yenisey province
where he settles to live. Con-
tinues contact with SD. Or
CARNATIONS in Russia and
abroad, writes pamphlets, artic-
les and works on Development
of Capitalism in Russia"
189S-While in exile in Siberia,
elected editor of official Party
organ, "Robotshaya Gazeta" by
First Congress of the Russian
Social Democratic Labor Party.