1701 in Russia
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Events from the year 1701 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- Battle of Petschora
- Battle of Rauge
- The settlement that became Novozybkov was established in 1701 under the name Zybkaia, within the territory administered by the Starodub Cossack regiment.[2]
- February: Peter met with Augustus II the Strong of Saxony in Biržai (modern-day Lithuania) and signed a treaty agreeing to continue the war against Sweden and coordinate their attacks.[3]
- On 29 December 1701 (Old Style; 9 January 1702 New Style), the Battle of Erastfer was fought.[4] in which Russian troops led by Field Marshal Boris Sheremetev routed a numerically inferior Swedish detachment.[5]
- Peter I founded a navigation and mathematics school in Moscow to train future naval and military officers.[6]
- In 1701, Peter I transferred administration of monastic landholdings and revenues to a new state body, the Monastyrskii Prikaz.[7]
Births
- Andrey Matveyev – painter[8]
Deaths
References
- ↑ "Peter I". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Novozybkov". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Study Group on Eighteenth-Century Russia - Lewitter, Chapter 7 Part 1". www.sgecr.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Battle of Erastfer, 29 December 1701 OS/ 9 January 1702 NS". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ Chen, Jimmy (2026-01-05). "The Great Northern War and the Rise of the Russian Empire". TheCollector. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Peter the First". rusnavy.com. Archived from the original on 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Peter the Great - Domestic Reforms - History Learning Site". History Learning Site. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Artist Andrey Matveev Matveevich". petroart.ru. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
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