Mikhail Mikhailovich Borodkin (1852–1919) was Russian general, military lawyer and historian. He is best remembered as the author of a seminal six volume history of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, published from 1908 to 1915.

Biography

Mikhail Mikhailovich Borodkin was born 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

Alexander Military Law Academy

Alexander Military Law Academy was an educational institution in Russian Empire that provided military law education for officers of Russian Army and Fleet. It was established in 1867 and named after his founder, Emperor Alexander II of Russia in 1908. The Academy was situated in St...

, 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.

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.