1768 in Russia
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Events from the year 1768 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- Russo-Turkish War (1768–74)
- Catherine II was inoculated against smallpox, setting an example for her subjects and marking an important moment in Russian medical history.[1]
- Catherine II founded assignation banks, paving the way for Russia’s first paper money. [2]
Births
- Vera Zavadovskaya, courtier (d. 1845)
- Avdotya Vorobyeva
Deaths
- 1768 – Ivan Barkov, Russian poet and translator (b. 1732)
References
- ↑ Chorba, Terence; Esparza, José (September 21, 2022). "A Head of State Leading by Example". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28 (10): 2141–2143. doi:10.3201/eid2810.AC2810. ISSN 1080-6040. PMC 9514359.
- ↑ "Security Check". www.prlib.ru. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
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