Everything about Eugen Schauman totally explained
Eugen Schauman (born
May 10,
1875 in
Kharkov,
Russian Empire; died
June 16,
1904 in
Helsinki,
Finland,
Russian Empire) was a
Finnish nationalist who assassinated the
Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov.
Schauman's life
Eugen Schauman was born to
Finland-Swedish parents
Waldemar and
Elin Maria Schauman in Kharkov. His brother
Rafael was born in
1873 and his sister
Sigrid in
1877.
Schauman's
patriotism is rumored to have been wakened in his childhood when his mother used to read him
The Tales of Ensign Stål by
Johan Ludvig Runeberg. The tales were combined with his yearning for home since the family was forced to travel because of his father's work.
Before the assassination Schauman worked as a clerk in the
Senate. Schauman also arranged a series of marksmanship courses for local students in
Helsinki. These courses later became a part of the
White Guards.
Assassination
The assassination of Bobrikov was a topical question among the Finnish activists of the time. Also other activist groups are known to have planned an assassination but Schauman convinced them to give him two weeks before they'd intervene.
Aftermath
Schauman left a letter in which he stated that he justified his actions as a punishment for Bobrikov's crimes against the people of Finland. He addressed the letter to the
Tsar and wanted him to pay attention to the problems in the whole Russian empire, especially in
Poland and the
Baltic Sea region. He also claimed he'd acted alone and emphasized that his family wasn't involved in the assassination.
Schauman's body was taken to a nameless grave in the cemetery of Malmi in Helsinki. After the political situation eased up he was reburied in the Schauman family grave in the
Porvoo cemetery and a monument was built on the grave.
Schauman's legacy
Schauman became somewhat of an icon of the resistance to Imperial Russia and he's still today considered a hero in Finland. His fame can be characterized by his ranking as the 34th greatest Finn in the
Suuret suomalaiset television poll. In the place of the assassination in the hallway of the Council of State there's a memorial plaque that states
Se Pro Patria Dedit (given himself for his country).
It has been debated in Finland whether Schauman should be considered a hero or a
terrorist. In 2004 the Finnish prime minister
Matti Vanhanen called Schauman a terrorist and condemned the deed.
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