Historedia
Person

Aleksandr Mensjikov

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1844–1846

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Aleksandr Mensjikov, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First issue of J. V. Snellman's Saima published in Kuopio

    1844–1846

    Role: Russian Governor General

    1. 1844 · KuopioPublication of Saima

      Snellman founded the Swedish-language weekly newspaper Saima in Kuopio in 1844, introducing social criticism to Finnish debate.

    2. January 1844 · KuopioSecond Issue Argument

      In the second issue, dated January 1844, Snellman argued that Finland lacked a national literature.

    3. 1846 · KuopioSuppression of Saima

      Saima was banned in 1846 by Governor General Mensjikov due to its liberal stance, with the last issue appearing in December.

Sources

  1. Saima (newspaper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11