Sukhovo-Kobylin affair

The Sukhovo-Kobylin affair was the case surrounding the murder on November 7, 1850, of Louise Simon-Dimanche, a French milliner living in Moscow, in which Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, a playwright and Simon-Dimanche's presumed lover, was one of the suspects. The investigation lasted from 1850 to 1857, and Sukhovo-Kobylin was arrested twice. During his imprisonment he completed work on his first play, Krechinsky's Wedding. Among the other suspects were Simon-Dimanche's servants, as well as , a lady from Moscow high society who left Russia after her interrogation and went to France.

Sukhovo-Kobylin affair

The Sukhovo-Kobylin affair was the case surrounding the murder on November 7, 1850, of Louise Simon-Dimanche, a French milliner living in Moscow, in which Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, a playwright and Simon-Dimanche's presumed lover, was one of the suspects. The investigation lasted from 1850 to 1857, and Sukhovo-Kobylin was arrested twice. During his imprisonment he completed work on his first play, Krechinsky's Wedding. Among the other suspects were Simon-Dimanche's servants, as well as , a lady from Moscow high society who left Russia after her interrogation and went to France.