1826 in Russia
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Events from the year 1826 in Russia.
Incumbents
Events
- Establishment of the Second Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery and the Third Section by imperial decree.[1]
- Establishment of the Chief of the Gendarmes
- 8 July - Start of the Russo-Persian War
Births
- 1 January - Yakov Alkhazov, General
- 14 January - Ivan Naumovich, Ukrainian Russophile
- 27 January - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Author and Satirist
- 28 February - Pamfil Yurkevich, Philosopher and University Professor
- 23 July - Alexander Afanasyev, Ethnographer
- 12 August - Pyotr Albedinsky, Journalist
- 4 September - Pyotr Albedinsky, Military Officer and Politician
- Viktor Gayevski, Literary Critic and Historian
- Fyodor Stellovsky, Publisher and Editor
- Pavel Sokolov (painter), Painter
Deaths
- 16 May - Elizabeth Alexeievna, Empress of Russia
- Glafira Alymova, Harpist
References
- ↑ "W4343: Imperial Russia, 1682-1918". Retrieved May 22, 2026.
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