Mikhail Borodkin
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Borodkin (1852 – 1919) was Russian Empire lieutenant general, military lawyer and historian. He is best remembered as the author of a seminal six volume history of Finland, published from 1908 to 1915.
Biography[]
Mikhail Mikhailovich Borodkin was born in Bomarsund in 1852.
Borodkin was a graduate of Alexander Military Law Academy. Assistant to the chief military prosecutor, 1909; appointed head of the Alexander Military Law Academy, 1911; Senator, 1911. Member of the State Council, 1916.
Borodkin wrote extensively on the Finnish question. He published an extensive and detailed six-volume Istoriia Finliandii (History of Finland), published from 1908 to 1915.
References[]
Works[]
- Istoriia Finliandii (History of Finland). In six volumes. 1908–1915.
- Finland: Its Place in the Russian State. 1911.
Further reading[]
- V.I. Gurko. Features And Figures Of The Past. Government And Opinion In The Reign Of Nicholas II.
- The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History. Vol. 5.
Categories:
- 1852 births
- 1919 deaths
- People from Sund, Åland
- People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Imperial Russian Army generals
- Historians from the Russian Empire
- Historians of Finland
- Members of the State Council (Russian Empire)
- Members of the Russian Assembly
- Russian people stubs
- Finnish people stubs
- Åland Islands stubs