1865 in Russia

← 1864 1863 1862 1865 in Russia → 1866 1867 1868
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	History of Russia Timeline of Russian history List of years in Russia

Events from the year 1865 in Russia .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Alexander II

Events

• The Saint Petersburg Zoological Garden (later Leningrad Zoo) is founded by Sofia and Julius Gerhardt in Alexander Park, Saint Petersburg. ^[1]

• Russian forces capture the Central Asian city of Tashkent, then part of the Khanate of Kokand. At the time, Tashkent had about 70,000 inhabitants and was a major centre of trade with Russia. ^[2]
• Author Leo Tolstoy begins publishing his historical novel War and Peace in serial form in the periodical Russkiy Vestnik under the title 1805. ^[3]

Births

19 January – Valentin Serov, painter (d. 1911). ^[4]

10 August – Aleksandr Glazunov, composer (d. 1936). ^[5]

14 August – Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky, author (d. 1941). ^[6]

References

1. "Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg is the oldest zoo in Russia". www.saint-petersburg.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
2. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Tashkent". Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Tashkent. Accessed 30 August 2025.
3. Lohnes, Kate. "War and Peace". Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Jul. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-and-Peace. Accessed 30 August 2025.
4. Sarabianov, Andrei D.. "Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Valentin-Aleksandrovich-Serov. Accessed 30 August 2025.
5. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Aleksandr Glazunov". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksandr-Glazunov. Accessed 30 August 2025.
6. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dmitry-Sergeyevich-Merezhkovsky. Accessed 30 August 2025.

External links

• Media related to 1865 in the Russian Empire at Wikimedia Commons