1881 in Russia
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Events from the year 1881 in Russia.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Alexander II (until March 13), Alexander III (after March 13)
Events
- January 1–January 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: the Turkomans is defeated by Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev.
- March 13 – Emperor Alexander II is killed by a bomb near his palace, an act falsely blamed upon Russian Jews. He is succeeded by his son, Alexander III.
- April 15 – Antisemitic pogroms in Southern Russia.
- September 21 – The Treaty of Akhal is signed.
- December 25–December 27 – Warsaw pogrom, Vistula Land, Russian Empire[1]
Undated
- Polish–Lithuanian Social Revolutionary Party is founded.
Births
- 4 February – Kliment Voroshilov, Russian military officer, politician (d. 1969)
- 12 February – Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerina. (d. 1931)[2]
- 25 February – Alexei Rykov, Premier of Russia and Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1938)
- 4 May – Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
- 16 October – Alexey Schastny, Russian naval officer (d. 1918)
- 14 November – Nicholas Schenck, Russian-born American film studio executive (d. 1969)
Deaths
- 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1881 – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. (b. 1821)[3]
- 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 – Alexander II of Russia, Emperor of Russia. (b. 1818)[4]
- 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1881 – Modest Mussorgsky, composer (b. 1839)[5]
- 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881 – Nikolay Pirogov, scientist and doctor (b. 1810[6]
References
- ↑ Kelemen, Lawrence. "The History of Christmas". SimpleToRemember.com – Judaism Online. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ Walker, Kathrine. "Anna Pavlova". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ Morson, Gary (5 February 2020). "Fyodor Dostoyevsky". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.
- ↑ Mosse, W.E. (9 March 2020). "Alexander II". ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ Modest Mussogsky (1839–1881)
- ↑ Pirogov, Nikolai Ivanovich
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